Cathedral School for Boys

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established = 1957
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head = Michael Ferreboeuf
city = San Francisco
state = CA
country = USA
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enrollment = Approximately 235
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homepage = [http://www.cathedralschool.net www.cathedralschool.net]
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Cathedral School for Boys (also known as CSB or merely Cathedral) is a private, K-8 boy's school located on Nob Hill in San Francisco, affiliated with Grace Cathedral. It was founded in 1957 and is notable for its choir, the Grace Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, directed by Jeffery Smith. Composed of fourteen men and thirty students, the choir has been on several critically acclaimed international tours to London and Paris and has performed many concerts. [ cite |author=Cathedral School for Boys |title=Red & Gold No. 60: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Calendar|publisher=Cathedral School for Boys |date=2006, October ]

Mayor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation that declared October 14, 2006 as "Cathedral School for Boys Day". October 14 was the celebration of CSB's 50th Anniversary. [cite book
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History

In September 1957 Cathedral School For Boys was opened in the Cathedral's bell towers. It was founded by the Dean, C. Julian Bartlett and parents seeking an alternative to the other private schools in San Francisco. On June 3, 1965 the school's current building was created inside the Cathedral's close. [Citation| last =| first =| author-link =| last2 = first2 =| author2-link =| title = New School to Be Built Next to Grace Cathedral | newspaper = San Francisco Chronicle| pages =| year = 1964| date = December 17 1964| url =] One year later on September 12, 1966, the new school building was opened. In 1996, the current building was expanded to create rooms for the kindergarten and 8th grade. [ [http://www.cathedralschool.net/s/771/index.aspx?sid=771&gid=1&pgid=284 Cathedral School for Boys - History ] ]

Headmasters

* David Forbes - 1957-1957
* Peter Keating - 1958-1960
* David Forbes - 1960-1972
* Jefferson C. Stephens Jr. - 1972-1975
* Stanly F. Rodgers - 1975-1979
* Richard Downes - 1979-1984
* Michael Grella - 1984-1986
* Harry V. McKay - 1986-1990
* Malcom H. Manson - 1990-1999
* Michael Ferreboeuf - 1999-Present

Notable Alumni and Staff

Alumni

*Paul Haas, the director of the New York Youth Symphony, assistant conductor of Brooklyn Philharmonic and conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra. [ [http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/26/DDG0UJJMG81.DTL Paul Haas gives classical music a little shake in 'Rewind,' traveling 500 years without breaks ] ]
*Trevor Traina, class of 1982, [ [http://valleywag.com/tech/digest/a-valley-primer-on-san-francisco-high-society-226417.php A Valley primer on San Francisco high society ] ]
*Todd Traina, class of 1983,

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*Paul Pierson taught at Cathedral for more than half of its life. At his death on January 8, 2005, Mayor Willie Brown declared a "Paul Pierson Day," and the state senate praised him in a proclamation. [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/02/09/BAGS3B84KM1.DTL&type=printable Paul Pierson - Cathedral School history, Latin teacher ] ]

ee also

*Grace Cathedral

References

External links

* [http://www.cathedralschool.net/ School Website]
* [http://episcopalbayarea.org/joomla/content/view/555/27/ A interview with Headmaster Ferroebouf from the Episcopal Diocese of California]