St. Paul's Episcopal Day School Explained

St. Paul's Episcopal Day School is a private primary school in Kansas City, Missouri. Established in 1963, the school serves students in toddler through eighth grade.

History

Dr. Clifford R. Nobes, then the pastor of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, created the school in 1963. The school had a preschool in the church building with 43 students and 4 staff members. In 1970 the school purchased the former Rollins Elementary School building. The school burned down in 1992 after stage lights overheated and caught fire.^[2] Classes resumed in the Temple B'nai Jehudah.^[3] The school rebuilt a three-story brick building on the same midtown location in 1994.^[4]

Campus

St. Paul's has been located in the Westport neighborhood since the school's establishment. The school's current building was completed in 1994 on the site of the school's former building, which burned down in 1992. A new wing was completed in January 2009.

Athletics

St. Paul's is a part of the Crossroads League. Teams are divided evenly with no regards to skill for 5th and 6th graders. However, in 7th and 8th grade teams are formed based on skill level with the Gold Team as the most advanced.^[5]

The following sports are available to boys at St. Paul's Episcopal Day School:

Fall	Winter	Spring
Boys Soccer (5, 6/7/8)	Girls and Boys Basketball (5/6/7/8)	Girls Soccer (5/6/7/8)
Girls and Boys Cross Country		Running Club (5/6/7/8)

The following sports are available to girls at St. Paul's Episcopal Day School:

Accreditation and memberships

St. Paul's Episcopal Day School is accredited or a member of the following organizations:^[6]

• Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)
• National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
• National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)
• Crossroads League*

*Sports

Former headmasters

• Larry L. L'Heureux ^[7]
• Terry Bartow (1994–2004)^[8]

External links

• St. Paul's Episcopal Day School

Notes and References

1. Web site: School Detail for St. Paul's Episcopal Day School . National Center for Education Statistics .
2. News: Jim and Rick Montgomery . Sullinger . Fire ravages Episcopal School . Kansas City Star . 1992-11-23 . A1 . St. Paul's Episcopal Day School was damaged extensively early Sunday by a fire that apparently was started by stage lights in the auditorium. .
3. News: Sallie . Han . Temple opens its doors for students of St. Paul's . Kansas City Star . 1992-12-01 . B2 . When students at St. Paul's Episcopal School return to classes Wednesday ... they should feel at home in the 12 classrooms at Temple B'nai Jehudah. .
4. News: Rick . Montgomery . A good neighbor rebuilds, stays committed . Kansas City Star . 1994-03-24 . 1 .
5. Web site: Athletics . 2023-06-26 . www.speds.org.
6. Web site: FAQs. www.speds.org. 2016-06-14.
7. News: Christopher Jr. . Hearne . Regrets? Not him, but ask his fans . Kansas City Star . 1993-10-09 . E3 . For 12 years he's been headmaster of St. Paul's Episcopal Day School at 4043 Main St. .
8. News: Donna . McGuire . Trustees at St. Paul's select new headmaster . Kansas City Star . 1994-03-03 . 3 . Trustees have selected a Pennsylvania educator as the fourth headmaster of St. Paul's Episcopal Day School. Terry Bartow, who leads Media Providence Friends School in Media, Pa., will join St. Paul's this summer.... .