SAPA

What is SAPA?

The St. Andrew’s Parents’ Association, more commonly referred to as SAPA, is an energetic, active organizational community made up of all parents of St. Andrew’s students. Our purpose is to facilitate parental understanding of the school’s goals and achievements, and to provide enrichment, parental support, and financial assistance to all aspects of the school.

SAPA has three major fundraisers each year: Farm to Table, Arts on the Green, and Starry Night. Funds from these events directly support our school where tuition proceeds fall short. SAPA provides the school with both tangible goods, such as new furniture, supplies, and signage, as well intangible support, such as providing payment for speakers at upper school assemblies and providing funds for parent functions. SAPA contributes to the annual fund, and has pledged $30,000 a year to the school’s capital campaign for the next five years. SAPA recently fulfilled a $200,000 pledge to the Forward Saints campaign.

Additionally, SAPA funds also support several community outreach efforts and events, including: Earth Angels, Safe Saints, Faculty Hospitality, the Used Uniform and Book Sale, Classroom and Grade parties, and Back to School Night. These smaller efforts and events, which are entirely produced through the efforts of SAPA volunteers, strengthen our school and community, and provide wonderful opportunities for interaction with teachers and school leaders.

SAPA recognizes that we are a diverse group of parents with different talents, interests, and time commitments: some of us work outside the home, others not; some of us run our own businesses or manage busy practices, and others have full schedules ferrying children from one extracurricular activity to another. Regardless of personal situation, opportunities abound for support and involvement in the SAPA community.

For those of you who have volunteered with SAPA in the past, thank you – your support is critical to the success of St. Andrew’s! For those of you who’ve yet to participate in SAPA, please join us in making the best school in Mississippi even better!

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SAPA Fundraisers

FARM TO TABLE

Now in its 9th year, Farm to Table is a multi-course food and wine feast highlighting locally sourced ingredients prepared by a nationally recognized chef. Past events featured the executive chefs from Blackberry Farm, Seafood R'evolution, City Grocery, Walker’s Drive-In, and The Manship. In light of Covid-19, we are reimagining Farm to Table for 2021. This year’s event will continue to highlight our sense of community and never-ending spirit of finding a way or making one. You will be delighted by the creative and fun experience we have planned for you.

Farm to Table raised over $34,000 for St. Andrew’s in 2020.

ARTS ON THE GREEN – April 24^th, 2021

SAPA’s biggest fundraiser each year is Arts on the Green, a family festival held each spring and boasting something for everyone: a children’s green with activities for kids of all ages; a student fashion show; a garden tea party; artisan craft booths; auction with baskets of goodies contributed by each grade; and so much more! Arts on the Green is open to everyone. For Arts on the Green 2021, we are already excitedly planning virtual events and activities to make this one of the best years ever. With the virtual format, our friends, alums, and supporters from around the country who are not usually able to attend can now join us, and we will all be “Better Together”. Make plans now to participate in this community centered event with a global focus in April 2021.

Due to the pandemic, Arts on the Green 2020 and Starry Night could not be held in their traditional format. However, the generosity of our corporate sponsors and other kind supporters in the community allowed SAPA to raise approximately $70,000 for St. Andrew’s in 2020 (Please see our list of sponsors at gosaints.org/arts-on-the-green).

STARRY NIGHT

Starry Night is the annual SAPA parent party, showcasing the diversity of the St. Andrew’s community through food, music, and décor. In previous years, SA families and friends host tables that represent a favorite destination, style of cuisine, or family heritage, providing tasting portions of characteristic dishes. The evening is an opportunity to mingle with other parents, and to experience all the different cultures that represent the St. Andrew’s tapestry of life. We will celebrate Starry Night in the fall of 2021.

2020-21 Leadership

SAPA Executive Board

Chair – Joyce Marion

Chair-Elect – Sarah Adams

Past Chair – Erin McCain

Secretary – Lori Marshall

Treasurer – Anna Peterson

Treasurer-Elect – Lindsay Hamm

Communications Coordinator – Sarah Bentley

Fundraising Coordinator – Elizabeth Boone

Community Liaison – Frances Croft

Admissions Liaison – Whitney Raju

Diversity and Inclusion Liaison – Karla McCullough

Lower School Coordinator – Mona Graham

Lower School Co-Coordinator – Puja Craddock

Middle School Coordinator – Blakely Fender

Middle School Co-Coordinator – Robyn Pollack

Upper School Coordinator – Suzy Everett

Upper School Co-Coordinator – Tangela Chambers

GRADE COORDINATORS

PK3 Coordinator - Dorothy Wofford

PK4 Coordinator - Lisa Wigington

K Coordinator - Megan West

1^st Grade Coordinator - Megan James

2^nd Grade Coordinator - Katie Black

3^rd Grade Coordinator - Leigh Ann Wilkins

4^th Grade Coordinator - Rebecca Bensler

5^th Grade Coordinator - Lacey Bergin

6^th Grade Coordinator - Mona Reddy

7^th Grade Coordinator - Inglish DeVoss

8^th Grade Coordinator - Melanie Morgan

9^th Grade Coordinator - Laurie Baldwin

10^th Grade Coordinator - Laney Watkins

11^th Grade Coordinator - Tobi Brown

12^th Grade Coordinators - Kim Halford, Jennifer Lacoste, Lisa White

ARTS ON THE GREEN

Chair - Miranda Hamilton

Co-Chair - Lauren VanLandingham

Corporate Sponsor Chair - Jasmine Sandhu

Promotions Chair - Katie Nelson

Children’s Green Chair - Amanda Runnels

Children’s Green Co-Chair - Katie Black

FARM TO TABLE

Chair - Jane Harkins

Corporate Sponsor Chair - Erin Lane

Production Coordinators - Patrick and Laura Taylor

Tickets Chair - Molly Walker

Decorations Chair - Lizzy Abston

OTHER SAPA LEADERS

Faculty Hospitality Chair - Liza Booth

LS Earth Angels - Amy Amundson

MS Earth Angels - Katie Hathcock

US Earth Angels - Catherine Ashy

Used Book Sale - Elaine Retumbin

Social Media Chair - Manisha Patel

Faculty Gifts - Patti Fanning

PK3-PK4 Admission Liaisons - Karri Chaney, Sierra Smith, Mandy Davis

K-1^st Admission Liaisons - Chantal Thomas, Lizzy Abston

2^nd-4^th Admission Liaisons - Ashley King, Heather Ward

5^th-6^th Admission Liaisons - Sheba Dzathor, Poonam Chaddha

7^th-8^th Admission Liaisons - Rachel Misenar, Dawn McLin

9^th-10^th Admission Liaisons - Lee Moss, Bridget Townsend

11^th-12^th Admission Liaisons - Lea Ann Packer, Whitney Raju

LS Gardening Chair - Stephanie Sullivan

LS Seasonal Decorations Chair - Mandy Davis

MS Seasonal Decorations Chairs - Leigh Barrett, Allyson Strange

US Seasonal Decorations Chair - Teresa Anderson

Swap Shop Coordinator - Margaret Prine

GRADE SPECIFIC EVENTS

Kindergarten Fairy Tale Tea Party - Susan Murphy

1^st Grade Thanksgiving Feast - Lauren Marshall

4^th Grade Pool Party - Rubina Sethi

4^th Grade May Day Coordinator - Jessica Shafer

5^th Grade Egypt Day Coordinator - Shannon McLaughlin

6^th Grade Medieval Breakfast Chair - Crystal Skelton

7^th and 8^th Grade Winter Dance Chair - Tara Ellis

7^th and 8^th Grade Winter Dance Co-Chair - Kay Whittington

8^th Grade Party Chair - Gwennetta Tatum

8^th Grade Reception Chair - Karla Foster

9^th Grade Homecoming Dinner Chair - Lori Marshall

9^th Grade Homecoming Dinner Co-Chair - Vicki Leech

11^th Grade Prom Parent Social Chairs - Mary Purvis, Suzy Everett

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