Foundations — Grade 12 • Jackson, Mississippi
Welcome to St. Andrew's!
We are so glad your family will be part of our community. Please use this page as a reference for getting started. Should you have any questions, please reach out to the Admission Office at admission@gosaints.org or to one of us directly.
What You Need to Know Before School Starts
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Save The Date!
Lower School Meet the Teacher
August 12, 2025 - More info coming soon!
Middle School Orientation - all NEW students in grades 6-8
August 11, 2025
Bring your Chromebook
Upper School Orientation - all freshmen and all other NEW students in grades 10-12
August 11, 2025
Bring your laptop
First Day of School Grades Pre-K3-12
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MySA
MySA is your one-stop shop for most information you may need. If you are a new family, you will receive your login credentials in early June. To log in, go to www.gosaints.org, click on the three lines at the top right, and then click on MySA. Once you have an account, you can access the school’s master calendar, your student’s record, directories, and also Resource Boards. There are many boards that may be relevant to you, including those from your child’s division, athletics, Student Support Services, and also our St. Andrew’s Parents’ Association. Be on the lookout for your credentials in early summer. -
Important Dates
The major all-school dates are published for the 2025-26 school year. Please know these dates are subject to change, and you should check with your division head before making any plans around them. -
Handbook for Students and Families
Please refer to the school handbook (Foundations and Grades Pre-K3 – 12) for questions about dress code, academic information, discipline, and much more. If you have any questions, please contact the admission office or your division head.
**Please note a revised version (Grades Pre-K3 - 12) for 2025-26 will be published later this summer. -
Student Billing
Billing arrangements are coordinated through the school's business office on the North Campus in Ridgeland. New parents are assigned an account in our tuition billing portal (FACTS) during the enrollment process. Statements and payment information will be managed through this account. Please contact the business office at business@gosaints.org or (601) 853-6041 should you have any questions. -
Food Service
Visit our food service web page to learn more about dining options at St. Andrew's. -
Medical
Anna Wadlington is our Director of Student Health and Nurse and she is located primarily on the South Campus. Jessica Goldsbury is our school Nurse located primarily on our North Campus. Their school hours are 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM. If your child requires any medication during the school day (prescription or over-the-counter, including emergency medications), parents must check that in with the nurse directly. Please do not send medications with your child or in backpacks. The nurses will be available in August to check in medications for the 2025-26 school year. Anna can be reached by phone at 601-987-9308 or by email at wadlingtona@gosaints.org. Jessica can be reached at 601-853-6059 or by email at goldsburyje@gosaints.org. -
Immunizations and Birth Certificates
Birth certificates and immunization records for students in Pre-K3 through 12 should be submitted by June 30 via our admission/enrollment portal. If you are moving to Mississippi from out-of-state, please note that your child/children will need to see a local pediatrician before school starts in order to have out-of-state immunizations converted to the required Mississippi 121 immunization form. -
Communication from the School
Every St. Andrew's parent will receive a weekly email from their division head to the email address we have on file. These emails are generally sent on Monday evenings. Additionally, every St. Andrew’s parent is automatically subscribed to the weekly school newsletter, Saints News. Parents can update their contact information found in their profiles in MySA. Saints News is generally sent on Tuesday evenings. In case of emergency, all parents will automatically be subscribed to receive emergency notifications via phone, email, and SMS (text). -
Contacting IT/Tech Help
The Information Technology department is here to help you! Our older students will be working with various online platforms, so please reach out to them for technical assistance and if you have questions about required equipment. https://gosaints.tech/ contains many resources for parents and students as well as a way to request help. There is also a wealth of information on the platforms our students use during school. -
St. Andrew’s Parents’ Association
The St. Andrew’s Parents’ Association (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. Each division has coordinators and some have grade-specific and classroom representatives. These volunteers will be a rich source of support and information for new families. There are many ways to get involved with SAPA. -
Summer Information
Each division has summer work that is required of our older students, such as summer reading and math. There is also information on other to-do items, like completing school forms, as well as needed supplies and required equipment (Chromebooks for grades 5-8 and laptops for grades 9-12) All parents will receive a communication directing them to this information in late spring or early summer. -
Textbooks for Middle and Upper School Only
This 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 2025-26 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. -
Bring Your Own Device Program for Middle and Upper School
This is only for students in Grades 4-12.Please use this online document to guide your purchasing decisions.
Grades 4-8 May Not Use Apple Laptops or Windows 10 Laptops. Any student with an Apple or Windows 10 Laptop will be required to buy a Chromebook. We will be checking and registering every Middle School device in August of 2024.- Grades 4-8: Chromebook
- 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: anthony.deprato@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. -
Summer Camps and Auxiliary Programs
St. Andrew’s offers multiple programs outside of the traditional school day. There are summer camps, after school enrichment programs, single day camps for when school is not in session during the academic year, and after school care for those needing care until late afternoon or evening. Visit our Auxiliaries page to explore the many offerings and sign up! -
Athletics for Grades 7–12: Dragonfly Max
All families with a student who participates in an MHSAA sanctioned sport 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. More information will be provided this summer on creating your child’s profile.
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Foundations
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Early Childhood
ECC BackpacksParents provide a small backpack for students in the Early Childhood Center (pre-k3 through kindergarten). We want to be mindful that the size is appropriate for this age group, can fit in the classroom cubbies, and is a minimal distraction for students. Therefore we are asking that you please use this link to order your backpack, which gives your child the opportunity to choose their favorite color with an option to monogram it if you’d like. We were mindful to select a backpack that is reasonably priced and durable with the hope that your child can use it throughout the years in the ECC. Please reach out if your family has any challenges or issues ordering the backpack, and we will be happy to help you. We will also provide tags with students’ names and carpool numbers in August that we will attach to the backpacks on the first day of school. ECC backpack guidelines are below:- ECC backpacks should come from the provided link with the appropriate dimensions (Capacity: 954 cu. in., 16 L. Weight: 13 oz. Dimensions: 14½"H x 11"W x 6"D).
- ECC backpacks should be free of key chains or added accessories that may create distractions in class.
Daily Snacks for Pre-K3 through Kindergarten
Students in Pre-K3-kindergarten will now bring their own snack to school each day for morning “tea party” time. Nurse Anna Wadlington has gathered this list of healthy snack suggestions for our students as a resource for families. We’d love to hear your ideas for healthy snacks to add to our growing list as well! Please let us know if there are healthy things your child enjoys snacking on, and we will continue to share ideas with everyone.
Naptime
We also provide raised cots for naptime (Pre-K3 and Pre-K4), but you are welcome to send a blanket and/or small stuffed animal from home. St. Andrew’s also provides a Spirit Shirt for each student that can be worn on special occasions or dress-down days. -
Lower School
All supplies for your student have been paid for with your consolidated fee. Consolidated fees also pay for your student’s St. Andrew’s t-shirt, field trips, costumes, and annual yearbook. Backpacks for grades 1-4 will need to be purchased. Rolling back packs are not allowed in Lower School due to safety concerns in our hallways. -
Middle and Upper School
Necessary supplies will be shared with the summer information. Look for more information in June!
Summer Web Pages
Uniforms and Dress Code
All school uniforms must be purchased at the Saints Shop. The Saints Shop is located in the ARC on the North Campus, by the south side of the plaza.
Summer Hours coming soon!
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Lower School
Guidelines
- Shoes: Closed-toe and combinations of these colors only: grey, red, navy, black, brown or white. No brightly colored soles or shoelaces are allowed and there should be no neon on any portion of the shoe. No boots of any sort.
- Socks: white, black, or navy only
- A St. Andrew’s sweatshirt, sweater or jacket may be worn indoors as an additional layer.
- Any outerwear (heavy jackets, hats, scarves) may be worn outside.
- Jewelry should be appropriately moderate
- Hairstyles must be neat, well-groomed and not extreme in color or style.
General Information
- All jackets, sweaters and sweatshirts should be labeled. Lost items are placed in Lost & Found bins and are spread out for re-claiming several times throughout the year. Unclaimed and unlabeled items are donated.
Clothing Options: All from The Saints Shop
- Khaki shorts or khaki long pants
- Houndstooth skort
- Houndstooth jumper (worn with Peter Pan-collar blouse or white turtleneck and modesty shorts or tights/leggings)
- For Early Childhood students: Houndstooth dress with Peter Pan-collar (worn with modesty shorts or tights/ leggings)
- Long/short sleeved navy polo shirt – either cut
- Navy/white striped rugby shirt
- Sweater: navy or cherry red cardigan, navy pullover, or navy vest with SA crest
- Peter Pan-collar blouse with red piping (worn under jumper)
- Tights/Leggings: ankle length or footed, navy or white; no ruffles, frills or sweat pants
- Belt: navy or brown (required for 2nd-4th graders wearing khaki pants or shorts)
The Head of Lower School will make the final decision regarding the appropriateness of dress and appearance.
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Middle School
Guidelines
- Hats/Caps (aside from religious head wear), sunglasses and hoods may not be worn indoors
- Undershirts/camisoles must be white or neutral in color. Long-sleeved undershirts may not be worn under short-sleeved shirts.
- Students may wear a St. Andrew’s sweatshirt or a solid, navy blue, black, gray or white sweatshirt with no logo or visible branding. Oversized sweatshirts are not allowed. A uniform shirt must be worn underneath any sweatshirt.
- Belt: plain black, brown, or navy
- Hair should be clean, well-groomed, and worn away from the eyes. Hair decorations should be minimal.
- Uniforms must be free of holes, clean, and in good repair.
- No make-up for fifth and sixth graders
- Body piercings should be limited to the ear.
- On days when the temperature is below 50 degrees, students may wear a school-appropriate coat of their choice. Sweatshirts and other such garments are not coats. Students may also wear solid navy blue sweatpants beneath their skirt in lieu of leggings. Teachers may request that students remove this cold weather gear for class.
- Students should wear comfortable active shoes with the expectation that the shoes might receive heavy wear and get dirty frequently.
- Navy, black, gray or white leggings and modesty shorts may be worn as needed under uniform pieces.
Clothing Options: All from The Saints Shop
- Skort (worn with polo or light blue Oxford shirt)
- Jumper (worn with light blue Oxford shirt)
- Khaki pants or shorts
- Navy polo (unisex or feminine cut), navy or white dri-fit polo, striped polo, or light blue Oxford
- Sweatshirts over a uniform shirt.
Dance and special activity guidelines will be announced before each event.Dress Down Day Guidelines
- Students can wear any St. Andrew’s t-shirt or sweatshirt. No tank tops are allowed.
- Any color closed-toe shoes and socks are allowed.
- No fringe, ragged bottoms, or holes.
- The highest point of the hemline (bottom edge) of all shorts, dresses, and skirts, etc. should extend to mid-thigh. We consider mid-thigh to be the range where your longest finger falls while standing naturally. Students’ buttocks should be covered at all times.
- Skirts, shorts, and pants must sit just below the waist.
- No belt is required.
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Upper School
Guidelines || At St. Andrew’s, we believe that all students should be held to reasonable guidelines regarding dress, which are outlined below. Students may wear the attire of their choice within these guidelines, and the school has sole discretion to determine if a student’s attire adheres to the dress code. Those who are not properly dressed may be asked to change clothes. Repeated dress code violations may result in silent lunch, campus clean up, and other disciplinary consequences.- All apparel must be opaque.
- Shirts and dresses must have straps wider than two inches. If the top does not meet these guidelines a sweater or jacket must be worn at all times. Shirts and dresses should cover the back, midriff, and chest at all times.
- Any t-shirts or hats with inappropriate language, references, or wordage may not be worn, including shirts representing fraternities or sororities. Examples include, but are not limited to, clothing referencing presidential and political campaigns, racial discrimination, alcohol and drug use, and weapons.
- The highest point of the hemline (bottom edge) of all shorts, dresses, and skirts, etc. should extend to mid-thigh. Students’ buttocks should be covered at all times.
- Rips in pants are allowed in pants at or below mid-thigh.
- Religious headwear is allowed in all locations. Non-religious headwear is allowed outside and indoors unless a faculty member requests its removal. Non-religious headwear should be removed during Chapel and Assembly.
- Students should wear shoes at all times.
- Students’ undergarments should be covered at all times.
Special Event Attire || On certain occasions, students will be required to wear special dress attire. This type of attire should be similar to clothing worn to a professional or college interview. All special dress attire should fall within the standard guidelines regarding length and should be worn for the entirety of the day. Clothing that is acceptable for special dress includes:- A blouse and dress pants.
- A blouse with sleeves and skirt.
- A dress.
- Shirts and dresses must have sleeves or straps wider than spaghetti straps.
- A collared dress shirt (tucked in) and dress slacks or khakis, a belt, and a tie and/or sports coat.
- All should be worn with appropriate shoes that correspond to the event with dress shoes.
Foundations — Grade 12 • Jackson, Mississippi