On Wednesday morning on Lions Court, 11 twelfth-grade students and eight eleventh-grade students were inducted into the St. Andrew’s chapter of the Cum Laude Society, which honors the school’s highest academic achievers. The ceremony was attended by eighth- through twelfth-grade students as well as members of the honorees’ families.
As part of their Black History Month studies, first-grade students explored the entrepreneurial journey of Mikaila Ulmer, a young innovator who transformed fear into knowledge, raising awareness about the importance of bees and environmental conservation.
D!Lab Director Chuck James recently announced the 2025 cohort of D!Lab Interns, whose projects are supported by the Derek J. Park Fund Grant for Creative Innovation. D!Lab interns are certified on the design lab’s 3D printer, laser cutter, and milling machine, and can use each to work on independent projects.
The announcement came during a morning meeting, where Derek’s former classmate Sam Mitterhoff and his younger sister, Jessica Park ’25 spoke eloquently about Derek. Afterward, the interns gathered under the mural created by Noa West ’15 in Derek’s memory.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School is a private, coeducational college preparatory day school for students in preschool (Age 2) through grade 12, located in Potomac, Maryland.