Contact: Jenni Brockman
Telephone: 804-443-3357
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Eight Lancaster Girls Attending St. Margaret's This Year
Tappahannock (September 10, 2000) - A total of eight girls from Lancaster County began their studies at St. Margaret's School last week, joining a total of 41 day students from nine surrounding counties. According to an informal survey conducted by the SMS Office of Admission, the top three reasons that families chose St. Margaret's were its high-quality teaching, structured environment and individualized academic support.
Lancaster County students at St. Margaret's School this year include: Front, l. to r., Sara Newman, Katie Carpenter, Erin Kelley and Whitney Crandall. Back, l. to r., Nikki Clark, Britton Faulkner, Lauren Crockett and Maggie Ransone.
"We help each student make the best of herself," said Director of Admission Kimberly McDowell, "so that she is ready not only for college, but also for the many opportunities she will have to make a difference in the world."
The group includes three returning students and five new enrollees. Attending for the first time are freshmen Katie Carpenter, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Carpenter of Irvington; Whitney Crandall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Crandall of Kilmarnock; Lauren Crockett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Crockett of Irvington; Erin Kelley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Kelley of Lancaster; and Maggie Ransone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm C. Ransone of Kilmarnock.
Current seniors are Britton Faulkner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Faulkner of Irvington, and Sara Newman, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Newman of White Stone. Nikki Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Clark, Jr., of Lively, is now in her junior year.
St. Margaret's is a 150-student boarding/day school for girls in grades 8-12 that was founded in 1921 by the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. Its mission, "Educating Young Women for Life," is reflected in a college preparatory curriculum and co-curricular activities that equip girls to face the technological, global, intellectual and societal challenges they will encounter in our rapidly changing world.
Local families who are interested in learning more about St. Margaret's School are encouraged to call the Admission Office at 445-3357 and request an invitation to the next Day Student Visit Day, which will be held on October 20.
