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{{About||other schools called St. David's|St. David's School (disambiguation){{!}}St. David's School}}
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| established = {{start date and age|1972|p=1}}
| type = [[Private School|Private]]
| grades = PK-12PK–12
| accreditation = [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools|SACS]] and [[Southern Association of Independent Schools|SAIS]]
| tuition = $23,950 (grades 7-&ndash;12)<br/>$21,500 (grades 1-&ndash;6) <br/> $10,000-&ndash;15,200 (grades PK-&ndash;K)
| ceeb = 343236
| headmaster = Dr.Matt Jonathan YonanHillegas
| location = 3400 White Oak Road
| city = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]
| state = [[North Carolina|NC]]▼
| zipcode = 27609
| country = [[United States|USA]]
▲| coordinates = {{coord|35|49|23.49|N|78|39|01.321|W|display=title,inline}}
| religion = [[Christianity|Christian]]▼
▲| statepushpin_map = [[North Carolina|NC]]#USA
| denomination = [[Episcopal Church USA|Episcopal]]▼
▲| religion = [[Christianity|Christian]]
▲| denomination = [[Episcopal Church USA(United States)|Episcopal]]
| affiliations = [[National Association of Independent Schools|NAIS]] and [[National Association of Episcopal Schools|NAES]]
| conference = [https://www.ncisaa.org North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA)] (level 2A)
| faculty = 110
| students = more thanOver 620
| campus_type = Suburban
| campus = [[Suburb]]an
| colors = Blue and gold <br /> {{colorbox|#0D2C6C|border=silver}}{{colorbox|#E7AB39|border=silver}}
| free_label = School colors
| free_text = Blue, Gold
| mascot = Warriors
| website = [{{URL|http://www.stdavidsraleigh.org/ www.stdavidsraleigh.org]}}
}}
'''St. David's School''' is a private independent Episcopal preparatory school in Raleigh, North Carolina.
 
'''St. David's School''' is a private independent [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal]] preparatory school in [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]] named after the patron saint of Wales, [[Saint David]]. The school includes pre-elementary, elementary school, middle, and high schools that prepare students for secondary and tertiary education.[[File:St. David's Campus.jpg|thumb|[[:en:St. David&#39;s School (Raleigh, North Carolina)|St. David&#39;s School (Raleigh, North Carolina)]]]]
 
==History==
Founded as Hale High School by the Vestry of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church and Board of Trustees of St. Timothy's School of Raleigh (founded 1958), the school graduated its first class in 1973. In the fall of 1990, the Middle School of St. Timothy's, grades 6th through 8th, was moved from its Six Forks Road campus to Hale's White Oak Road campus. By the end of the school year, the Boardboard of Trusteestrustees voted to combine Hale High School and St. Timothy's Middle School, resulting in the emergence of St. Timothy's-Hale School. The Board of St. Timothy's-Hale School would later votevoted to sever from St. Timothy's School of Raleigh and the institutions became separate and independent of one another. The Board of St. Timothy's School of Raleigh would also reestablishreestablished a Middle School on the original Six Forks Road campus to rejoin its Lower School, grades Pre-K through 5.
 
In November 2002, the Boardboard of the newly independent St. Timothy's-Hale School voted to add grades K-4K–4 for the fall of 2003. In the spring of 2003, the school was renamed St. David's School and was expanded to include all grades, K-12K–12, on the same campus. By the 2007-&ndash;2008 school year, enrollment at St. David's stood at about 540 students. The 2008-20132008–2013 school years brought additional sections in lower school, which brought the student body to today's enrollment of more than 620.<ref>{{Citecite web|url=https://www.stdavidsraleigh.org/explore-st-davids/timeline|title=Timeline - &mdash;Explore Our History &#124; |publisher=St. DavidsDavid's School - Raleigh|website=www.stdavidsraleigh.org}}</ref>
 
In 2012, a largean expansion project was completed, including a new gym with a weight room and [[locker roomsroom]]s, a student commons area, additional offices and classrooms, a theater, fine art facilities, and a modern dining hall, and more. In 2013, a 32-acre satellite field complex was added tofor enhance the athletic facilitiesathletics. The Dining Hall was renovated in 2015. A major expansion to the lower school was then finished just before the start of the 2016-&ndash;2017 school year. Also before the 2016-&ndash;2017 school year, the former Middle School 7-&ndash;8 grade building, St. Albans, was torn down to make way for the construction of a new academic building that opened in August 2018.
[[File:St. David's Campus -- Lassiter Road Entrance.jpg|thumb|[[:en:St. David&#39;s School (Raleigh, North Carolina)|St. David&#39;s School (Raleigh, North Carolina)]]]]▼
 
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==College Placement==
▲[[File:St. David's Campus -- Lassiter Road Entrance.jpg|thumb|[[:en:St. David&#39;s School (Raleigh, North Carolina)|St. David&#39;'s School (Raleigh, North Carolina)]]]]
With an annual college acceptance rate of 100%, St. David's students are offered admission to selective colleges and universities including [[Brown University]], [[Harvard University]], [[Princeton University]], [[New York University]], [[University of California, Los Angeles|The University of California Los Angeles]], [[Dartmouth College]], [[Georgetown University]], [[Vanderbilt University]], [[Robert Gordon University|Gordon University]], [[University of Southern California]], [[Wheaton College (Illinois)|Wheaton College]], [[Davidson College]], [[Duke University]], [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], [[North Carolina State University]], [[Wake Forest University]], [[United States Military Academy|The United States Military Academy]], [[United States Naval Academy|The United States Naval Academy]], [[Boston College]], [[Villanova University]], [[Baylor University]] and more.
File:St. David's Campus -- Lassiter Road Entrance.jpg|The Lassiter Road entrance at St. Davids School
The role of St. David's college counseling is to help students translate their unique abilities and interests into post-secondary education goals, and ultimately, satisfying careers. It is the intent of the college office to provide students with the tools, resources, and individual support necessary to discover the colleges that best fit their skills and aspirations. Numerous opportunities for academic excellence, such as National Honor Society, Congressional Page placements, and internships exist inside and outside the classroom, which helps add to the student body's overall competitive college placement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stdavidsraleigh.org/academics/college-counseling|title=College Counseling - Academics &#124; St. David's School|website=www.stdavidsraleigh.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wral.com/entertainment/games/page/2502619/|title=Brain Game results :|date=February 28, 2008|website=WRAL.com}}</ref>
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==Fine Artsarts==
[[File:St._David%27s_Performing_Arts.jpg|thumb|School performance of ''Peter Pan'']]
St. David's commitment to the fine arts emanates from an understanding of the important role of the arts in human history. At St. David’s the fine arts are fully curricular. Lower schools students enjoy weekly visual and performing arts courses, and middle and upper school programs include visual arts<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stdavidsraleigh.org/fine-arts/visual-arts|title=Visual Arts - Fine Arts &#124; St. David's School - Raleigh|website=www.stdavidsraleigh.org}}</ref> (drawing, painting and design), music (band, a cappella groups, and choir),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stdavidsraleigh.org/fine-arts/performing-arts|title=Performing Arts - Fine Arts &#124; St. David's School - Raleigh|website=www.stdavidsraleigh.org}}</ref> drama, and media production. Students are encouraged to express themselves freely, thoughtfully, confidently, artistically, and joyfully through the arts during their school years. Extra-curricular activities include two drama productions each year—a fall play and winter musical—and a show choir, among other opportunities. St. David's band and choral students travel annually to competitions. Graduating students from St. David's have gone on to study at the nation's finest fine arts institutions, including [[School of the Art Institute of Chicago|The School of the Art Institute of Chicago]], [[Savannah College of Art and Design|The Savannah College of Art and Design]], [[Rhode Island School of Design|The Rhode Island School of Design]], [[Berklee College of Music|Berkelee School of Music]], [[Belmont University]], and [[Vanderbilt University]]. Students have won statewide art competitions and the Fine Arts department has received state recognition for excellence. ▼
 
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._David%27s_Performing_Arts.jpg|title=English: St. David's School (Raleigh, North Carolina)St. David's has a robust performing arts program, including large-stage performances like Peter Pan (pictured here, with Zach Rabon and Chris Widin as Hook and Smee) in the school's newly completed state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center|first=Jim|last=Cianca|date=March 30, 2012|via=Wikimedia Commons}}</ref>
▲St. David's commitment to the fine arts emanates from an understanding of the important role of the arts in human history. At St. David’s the fine arts are fully curricular. Lower schools students enjoycan attend weekly visual and performing arts courses, and middle and upper school programs include visual arts<ref>{{Citecite web|url=https://www.stdavidsraleigh.org/fine-arts/visual-arts|title=Visual Arts - Fine Arts &#124; |publisher=St. David's School - Raleigh|website=www.stdavidsraleigh.org}}</ref> (drawing, painting and design), music (band, a cappella groups, and choir),<ref>{{Citecite web|url=https://www.stdavidsraleigh.org/fine-arts/performing-arts|title=Performing Arts - &mdash;Fine Arts &#124; |publisher=St. David's School - Raleigh|website=www.stdavidsraleigh.org}}</ref> drama, and media production. Students are encouraged to express themselves freely, thoughtfully, confidently, artistically, and joyfully through the arts during their school years. Extra-curricular activities include two drama productions each year—a fall play and winter musical—and a show choir, among other opportunities. St. David's band and choral students travel annually to competitions. Graduating students from St. David's have gone on to study at the nation's finest fine arts institutions, including [[School of the Art Institute of Chicago|The School of the Art Institute of Chicago]], [[Savannah College of Art and Design|The Savannah College of Art and Design]], [[Rhode Island School of Design|The Rhode Island School of Design]], [[Berklee College of Music|Berkelee School of Music]], [[Belmont University]], and [[Vanderbilt University]].{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} Students have won statewide art competitions,{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} and the Fine Arts department has received state recognition for excellence. {{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
 
==Athletics==
St. David's, a member of the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association (NCISAA), offers 42 boys' and girls' middle school, junior varsity, and varsity interscholastic athletic teams. St. David's is also a member the Eastern Plains Independent Conference (EPIC), which includes: [http://www.carychristianschool.org Cary Christian School], [[Grace Christian School (North Carolina)|Grace Christian School]] (Cary, NC), St. David's School, and the [[Arendell Parrott Academy]] (Kinston, NC).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncisaa.org/MS_Conf.php |title=ArchivedNCISAA copy- Member Schools |access-date=2011-12-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129034436/http://www.ncisaa.org/MS_Conf.php |archive-date=2012-01-29 |df= }}</ref>
 
St. David's middle school athletics belong to the [http://www.capitalareamsc.com Capital Area Middle School Conference] (CAMSC) – [[Cary Academy]], [http://www.carychristianschool.org Cary Christian School], [[Franklin Academy (North Carolina)|Franklin Academy]] (Wake Forest, NC<ref>{{Citecite web|url=http://franklinacademy.org|title=Franklin Academy|last=LowFatDesigns.com|first=Low Fat Designs - Healthy Website for Growing Businesses -|website=franklinacademy.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-29}}</ref>), [[Grace Christian School (North Carolina)|Grace Christian]] (Raleigh, NC), Magellan Charter School (Raleigh, NC), [[North Raleigh Christian Academy]], [[St. Timothy's School|St. Timothy’s School]] (Raleigh, NC), [[Trinity Academy of Raleigh]], and [[Wake Christian Academy]] (Raleigh, NC).<ref>{{Citecite web|url=http://www.capitalareamsc.com/|title=CaptialCapital Area Middle School Conference (CAMSC)|websitepublisher=www.capitalareamsc.com}}</ref>
 
During the 2018-&ndash;2019 athletic season, the Varsity Girls Tennis team won the 2A State Championship for the seventh year in a row.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} In 2016-172016–17, Varsity Football was the 2A State Runner-Up, Varsity Girls Soccer was the 2A State Runner-Up, and Varsity Boys Golf won the 2A State Championship.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
 
Athletics highlights fromIn the 2014-&ndash;2015 school year include, Varsity Girls Tennis won the 2A State Championship and EPIC Conference Championship, Varsity Boys Soccer won 2A State Championship and EPIC Conference Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ncisaa.org/Championships/2014-2015/arc_2014BoysSoccer.php< |title=NCISAA - Playoff Results |access-date=2015-10-15 |archive-date=2015-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019005148/ref><ref>http://www.newsobserverncisaa.comorg/sportsChampionships/high2014-school2015/article10107818arc_2014BoysSoccer.htmlphp }}</ref><ref Othername="Wertz conference2014">{{cite championshipsweb included| varsitylast=Wertz volleyball,| varsityfirst=Langston girlsJr. basketball,| varsitytitle=St. girlsDavid's wins improbable soccer NCISAA 2A title | website=newsobserver | date=2014-10-25 | url=https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/high-school/article10107818.html | access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>
 
In the 2013–14 school year, varsity girls tennis won the state championship.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} In the spring, girls track won the state championship.
In 2015, St. David's again was awarded the Wells Fargo Cup (previously the Wachovia Cup), a prestigious award given to the highest-ranking athletic program in the state for its division.<ref>http://www.ncisaa.org/wachoviaCup_20142015.php</ref>
 
In 2015, for the fifth time in six years, St. David's won the Wells Fargo Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncisaa.org/wachoviaCup_20142015.php |title=NCISAA - Wells Fargo |access-date=2015-10-15 |archive-date=2015-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028071405/http://ncisaa.org/wachoviaCup_20142015.php }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncisaa.org/wachoviaCup_20122013.php |title=NCISAA - Wells Fargo |access-date=2014-05-29 |archive-date=2012-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214061225/http://www.ncisaa.org/wachoviaCup_20122013.php }}</ref>
In the 2013-14 school year, St. David's athletics continued their winning ways, bringing home both EPIC conference championships and 2A state championship titles. Varsity girls tennis won both conference and state championships. Varsity volleyball finished as EPIC conference champions. JV Football went undefeated and won their conference championship, as did the JV girls tennis team. In the spring, girls track won the state championship and girls soccer finished the season with an impressive 16-0-1 record.
 
In 2014, for the fourth time in five years, St. David's won the Wells Fargo Cup, the prestigious award given to the highest-ranking athletic program in the state for its division.<ref>http://www.ncisaa.org/wachoviaCup_20122013.php</ref>
 
In the Spring of 2013, the boys varsity tennis team brought the state title back to Raleigh, defeating Gaston Day School 7-2 in the Championship. The team finished off the year 14-3, including winning their last 8 matches. Jacob Munster and Carson Welch were named to the All-State team.<ref>http://www.ncisaa.org/Championships/2012-2013/arc_2013BoysTennis.php</ref>▼
 
▲In the Spring of 2013, the boys varsity tennis team brought the state title back to Raleigh, defeating Gaston Day School 7-27–2 in the Championship. The team finished off the year 14-314–3, including winning their last 8eight matches.<ref>{{Cite Jacobweb Munster|url=http://www.ncisaa.org/Championships/2012-2013/arc_2013BoysTennis.php and|title=NCISAA Carson- WelchPlayoff wereResults named|access-date=2013-05-19 to the All|archive-Statedate=2013-06-11 team|archive-url=https://web.<ref>archive.org/web/20130611090419/http://www.ncisaa.org/Championships/2012-2013/arc_2013BoysTennis.php }}</ref>
 
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