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Capital Gifts

Named Gift Opportunities

The Opportunity of a Lifetime Campaign was highly successful and achieved the goal of $100 million. However, capital needs that include the purchase of the Taub Campus and improvements, the new Flores Hall and Campus Center, and other needs stated in the campaign were significantly more than the funds provided by the campaign. While the difference in the funds raised from the campaign and the total costs are funded from other sources such as additional enrollment and tuition, capital gifts remain very important and helpful to achieve the lofty objectives taken on by St. John’s School for the benefit of current students and those to follow.

If you are interested in making a capital gift or pledge, please contact Director of Advancement Dawsey Romero at dromero@sjs.org or 713-850-4037.

Opportunity of a Lifetime Campaign: 2011-2016

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Innovative Classrooms

Putting the Campus Master Plan in motion required immediate use of the Taub Campus. Business and Advancement offices were moved from the Quadrangle to a modular building on the new holding in order to accommodate growth in the Upper School, with the renovation of the space into six innovative classrooms. These classrooms foster collaborative learning and communications skills. Student-led design of the new Senior Country in Trammell Commons took place as well. The paved lot on the southwest corner of Westheimer and Buffalo Speedway provides much needed parking. Perimeter fencing, landscaping, lighting, and sidewalks were put in place as well.

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Fine Arts Annex

Construction on the new stand-alone building, which is located on the east end of the Molly Smith Courtyard by the VST on the Brown (south) Campus, began in early summer 2017 and was completed in spring 2018. This building will serve as a 6,300-square-foot multipurpose hall available to the Lower and Middle School communities as a much-needed gathering space and a fine arts rehearsal venue.

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Field Development

Field development plans called for the creation of multipurpose practice fields on the Taub Campus, the relocation of the baseball field to the Southwest Corner of the property, and the turfing of Finnegan Field which provides a state-of-the-art surface for the very popular and successful St. John’s field hockey program. The newly constructed baseball field has a moveable fence allowing multi-purpose use outside of baseball season. The 10,000-square-foot indoor batting cage and all-sport facility (Ligums Practice Facility) will be used in inclement weather. Bathroom facilities have been constructed as well. The multi-purpose fields are turf fields to maximize usage and minimize weather impact.

The new multi-purpose fields will redirect many middle school students who currently cross West Alabama to cross over the more controlled crossing of Buffalo Speedway. The School recently installed a HAWK pedestrian crosswalk system on Buffalo Speedway in August 2018. The crosswalk is utilized outside of carpool times for pedestrians coming from the Taub property. With the student schedule changes, more multi-purpose practice fields provide the growing student population the opportunity to participate in extra-curricular activities and the ability to finish those activities within a reasonable time frame. In addition to the direct benefit to the students involved in athletics, the field development will have significant impact on two important areas: student safety and the school schedule.

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Parking Garage

St. John’s partnered with St. Luke’s United Methodist Church for construction of a shared-use parking garage on the western portion of the Taub Campus. St. John’s allocated $2 million of campaign funds toward the overall construction cost of $11 million, and St. John’s has parking access Monday through Saturday. Importantly, the agreement with St. Luke’s ensures critical access to the garage from West Alabama and Westheimer through St. Luke’s property, thus eliminating the need to construct road access on existing St. John’s property.

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Taub Library and Academic Commons

Renovation of the Taub Library in the Upper School began in summer 2018 and was completed ahead of schedule in December 2018. The Taub Library was transformed into an Academic Commons much like those found on university campuses. The new space includes small group meeting rooms and individual study carrels, as well as conference space to satisfy the ever-changing ways in which students learn and collaborate.