Sayre School

Infobox Private School
name = Sayre School


motto =
established = 1854
type = Private
religion = none
head_name = Headmaster
head = Clayton G. Chambliss [cite web|url=http://www.sayreschool.org/page.cfm?p=13|title=Sayre: Headmaster's Welcome| year=Unknown| publisher: sayreschool.org| accessdate=2008-01-16]
city = Lexington
state = KY
country = U.S.
campus = Urban; 10 buildings [cite web|url=http://www.sayreschool.org/page.cfm?p=26|title=Sayre: Campus Map| year=Unknown| publisher: sayreschool.org| accessdate=2008-01-16]
enrollment = 647 total (K-12)
faculty = 71 full time
4 part time
class = 14 students
ratio = 9:1
year = 2007
ACT =25.1 average [cite web|url=http://www.sayreschool.org/page.cfm?p=85|title= Test Scores|year=2007| publisher: sayreschool.org| accessdate=2008-01-16]
100% scored 17 or higher
90% scored 21 or higher
63% scored 24 or higher
37% scored 27 or higher
10% scored 30 or highercite web|url=http://www.sayreschool.org/page.cfm?p=79|title=Sayre: At A Glance| year=Unknown| publisher: sayreschool.org| accessdate=2007-01-16]
athletics = 10 Interscholastic Sports (grades 9-12)cite web|url=http://www.sayreschool.org/page.cfm?p=176|title=Sayre: Athletics| year=Unknown| publisher: sayreschool.org| accessdate=2007-01-16]
color =
mascot = Spartan
homepage = [http://www.sayreschool.org/ www.sayreschool.org]

Sayre School is an independent, co-educational college preparatory school in Lexington, Kentucky. The school enrolls almost 650 students from preschool to twelfth grade and has around 70 full time faculty members.cite web|url=http://www.sayreschool.org/page.cfm?p=709|title=Sayre: Sayre School At A Glance| year=Unknown| publisher: sayreschool.org| accessdate=2007-12-19]

The school is by far the most expensive one in the Lexington region, [cite web|url=http://www.lexingtoncatholic.com/admission_tuition_information.htm|title=Tuition and Fees: Lexington Catholic High School| year=2008| publisher: lexingtoncatholic.com| accessdate=2008-06-04] [cite web|url=http://www.lexingtonchristian.org/admissions/tuitioninformation.php?menu=b2|title=Lexington Christian Academy - Tuition Information| year=2008| publisher: lexingtonchristian.org| accessdate=2008-06-04] charging $7,000 to $16,000 a year for tuition. Tuition rates increase with the level of education, meaning that Sayre charges students in its high school, or Upper School, the most.

History

[
thumb|left|150px|David A. Sayre, the eponymous founder and benefactor of the school] David A. Sayre, a New Jersey silversmith who migrated to Lexington where he eventually became a successful banker, founded the school as an all female boarding school in 1854—over a decade before the University of Kentucky first opened its doors. [cite web|url=http://www.sayreschool.org/page.cfm?p=298|title=Sayre: David A. Sayre| year=Unknown| publisher: sayreschool.org| accessdate=2007-12-19] Originally called Transylvania Women's College, the school remained an all female institution until 1876. [cite web|url=http://www.sayreschool.org/page.cfm?p=14|title=Sayre: Sayre's History| year=Unknown| publisher: sayreschool.org| accessdate=2007-12-19] In the late 1800s the school began a college program giving out associate degrees, and to this day the pillars outside the main entrance state "Sayre College."Fact|date=December 2007 Sayre dropped its associate degree program because the area was already serviced by two other colleges, the University of Kentucky, and Transylvania University.Fact|date=December 2007

Academics

The Sayre School consists of three academic divisions, covering grades K-12. The Lower School consists of a preschool program, offered in both the traditional and Montessori methods [cite web|url=http://www.sayreschool.org/page.cfm?p=52|title= Montessori and Preschool| year=Unknown| publisher: sayreschool.org| accessdate=2008-01-16] , and grades 1-5. The Middle School covers grades 6-8, and the Upper School has grades 9-12, like a traditional high school. The Upper School offers 17 Advanced Placement courses, and of the 30% of students who took the AP exams, 69% earned a passing score of 3 or higher. [cite web|url=http://www.sayreschool.org/page.cfm?p=66|title= Advanced Placement Program| year=Unknown| publisher: sayreschool.org| accessdate=2007-12-19]

People

Since Sayre is no longer a boarding school, most of its students reside in Lexington, Kentucky or its nearby counties, such as Bourbon, Jessamine, and Woodford counties. However, some students have come from areas, such as Fleming and Estill counties, that are more than an hour commute away.Specifically, students that come from outside Fayette County make up 27% of the students in the Upper School and 18% of the students in the Middle School. [cite web|url=http://www.sayreschool.org/page.cfm?p=74|title= Middle School At A Glance| year=Unknown| publisher: sayreschool.org| accessdate=2007-12-19]

Notable alumni

Notable past Sayre students include Laura Clay, Katherine Pettit, and Ashley Judd--who did not complete her secondary education at Sayre. [cite web|url=http://www.topsinlex.com/index.php?b=interview_ajudd|title=Interview Ajudd; Tops in Lex| year=Unknown| publisher: topsinlex.com| accessdate=2007-12-19] cite web| url =http://www.womeninkentucky.com/site/education/K_Pettit.html| title =Educators: Katherine Pettit| publisher =Women in Kentucky| accessdate =2008-03-24|]

Athletics

Sayre's sports teams are called the Spartans. Notably, the school has a "no-cut" policy for its sports teams, meaning that any student can participate on an athletic team, regardless of ability, if he or she wishes to do so.

References

External links

* [http://www.sayreschool.org/page.cfm?p=1 Sayre School website]