Upper School Summer Information

List of 8 items.

• Save the Date!

  Meet the Teacher for Foundations
  July 28-30, 2026
  
  First Day of School for Foundations
  August 10, 2026
  
  Middle and Upper School Orientation
  * For 5th graders, 9th graders, and all NEW students
  August 11, 2026
  
  Lower School Meet the Teacher
  August 12, 2026 
  
  First Day of School Grades Pre-K3-12
  August 13, 2026
  
  More details coming soon.  
  

• New: Technology Requirement

  Students, the summer tech assignments for your grade are posted in the US Student Hub (Google Classroom). They are listed on this document. Students must complete the assignments on Google Classroom to receive credit. If questions arise, reach out to Rev. Annie at elliotta@gosaints.org.  
  
  All of these assignments will, in the end, culminate in a transcript tech requirement credit that is needed by our state universities.

• Summer Reading

  Please click here for required summer reading for 2026-27 school year. Please read the information carefully. You are expected to have completed your summer reading before returning to school in August.  

  
  In addition to the required books linked above for their English and/or history classes, Upper Schoolers will also read a free-choice book they signed up for in May. When we return to school in August, the faculty sponsor and a member of the senior AP English class will help lead an hour-long discussion of the book. 

   

  You should be prepared to engage in a discussion about the book and to respond to a writing prompt during the discussion session. Writing prompt responses will be submitted to your English teacher after the discussion session.
  
  

  While we know many of you like to read on an e-reader or use an audiobook, having a hard copy of your book for this endeavor will be helpful in finding passages during discussion. All of these books may be found on Amazon, but please also consider calling Lemuria to support our local bookstore! 

  
  
  **New Students Enrolling in Summer:
  Please try your best to read your grade level's required reads before school starts, prioritizing the required English book, then reading the history book. For your “free choice" book we suggest you read Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressman Taylor as it is purposely chosen as a quick read for new students. However if you prefer to read a different book,  you may choose one of the other titles from the Free Choice Summer Reading Circles list. Either way, please let Mrs. Johnson (johnsonto@gosaints.org) know which title you choose so you can be added to the circle. Happy Reading!  

• Summer Math Packets

  Students should complete the packet for the course they are taking in the fall of 2026. Note: Algebra II and Algebra III/Trig were updated on June 8. 
  
  Algebra I
  Algebra II
  Algebra III and Trigonometry
  AP Calculus AB
  AP Statistics
  Calculus
  Geometry/Honors Geometry
  Honors Algebra II
  Honors Precalculus
  Precalculus

• Writing Reminder Workshops Required for All New St. Andrew’s Students

  *This class is required for all new Upper School students. 
  
  

  Dates: Monday, July 27 - Friday, July 31, 2026

  Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

  Where: North Campus 

  Eligible Grades: rising 9th – 12th

  Teacher: Cullen Brown

  Tuition: $200
  
  

  Our Middle and Upper School Gear Up Camps are open to all students who want to get a jump start on the new school year. They’re especially beneficial for new students, and those who have been referred by their teachers. Class size is limited to sixteen students. 

  
  

  Please contact your child's advisor for more information. 

  
  

  Need a little help dusting off the cobwebs from your writing? Come jump start your writing skills with this refresher workshop, offered in three sessions, on everything from MLA format and formal standard English rules to organizing a paragraph and a five paragraph essay. Let’s sweep those writing dust bunnies away and have our English teachers yelling “Hooray!” 

  This class is required for all new St. Andrew’s Students.

  
  

  Campers should wear comfortable clothes and shoes, and bring a snack for each camp and a labeled water bottle. All classroom materials will be provided.

• Textbooks and Required Supplies

  Click here for the supplies for Upper School courses. If your course is not listed, you need to bring a 3-ring binder and notebook paper on the first day of class. 
  
  Textbooks will be provided by the school through the textbook fee. Students will receive them from their teachers when they begin school — you do not need to buy texts yourself.
  
  The textbook fee is a non-optional fee. In order to provide textbooks to all students at a lower, bulk purchase price, all Middle and Upper School students are automatically enrolled in our textbook rental program. This fee includes all physical and digital textbooks/workbooks required for the 2026-27 school year; summer reading resources will still be purchased separately by individual families. Faculty have chosen whether the resources in their classes are to be rented and reused (i.e., need to be returned at the end of the course), or if that resource will be given to the student to freely write in to assist with their learning. In general, large history or math textbooks were selected by faculty to be included as part of the textbook rental pool, while items such as novels or workbooks may be kept permanently by students so they may freely highlight and annotate these. We recognize the importance of active reading strategies (i.e. highlighting, annotating, etc.) for all of our learners. Students should feel free to mark up all books as needed, and individual teachers will clarify expectations about textbook care at the beginning of each course.

• Upper School Laptops

  Upper School students must have a laptop.  
  
  

  Please use this online document to guide your purchasing decisions.
  
  Grades 9-12: Apple Laptop or Windows 10 or 12 Laptop

  • All students need headphones with a microphone. These do not need to be expensive items. If you have questions about these, please contact IT at help@gosaints.org. 

  All required software will be provided. Please do not buy software without consulting with the technology department. Students are often eligible for discounts on personal software purchases. 

  
  

  There are small groups of students who are focused on graphic design, video production, and 3D modeling. These students would likely be in Grade 11 or 12 and would have completed courses that fall within this type of work. 

  
  

  If you believe your student is in this group, please contact IT. A separate recommendation will be made for these students. 

• Dragonfly Max Accounts for Student Athletes

  All families with a 7th to 12th grade student who plans to participate in a sport at St. Andrew's during the 2026-27 school year, including dance, cheer, and band, must have a Dragonfly Max profile to ensure eligibility. Each family only needs to create one profile; multiple athletes can be added to a single profile. 

   

  Here’s how to create an account:

  1. Visit www.dragonflymax.com, follow the prompt to the login/sign-up page.
  2. On the sign-up page, click Sign Up for Free.
  3. Create a parent account with your email address or phone number.
  4. Verify the email address or phone number.
  5. Enter St. Andrew’s school code – YQWKS7 – when prompted and confirm that St. Andrew’s Episcopal School is the correct school.
  6. Click Add A Child and then follow the prompts to create your child’s profile and complete his or her participation forms, including uploading any necessary documents.
  7. After completing your child’s forms, you can review the profile or add another child.

  There are a number of consent forms and uploads that must be completed before a profile is considered acceptable. If you have questions about what forms are required or need a copy of a file, please contact Marlo Hendrix at hendrixma@gosaints.org in the St. Andrew’s Athletics Department. 

   

  Once you have created a profile on the website, download the Dragonfly Max app from the Apple or Google Play app stores and sign in for easy profile management.