A little rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the largest enrollment in the School’s 128-year history on September 15, the first day of classes. All of the 540 students—400 in the Upper School and 140 students in the Middle School—and 80 faculty members were dazzled by the newly renovated Masters Hall classrooms and the thoroughly modernized Pittsburgh library.

The first day of classes was preceded by a week-long schedule of pre-season athletic practices, student leader meetings, barbecues, new student orientation, parent gatherings, and an exciting freshman-only rafting expedition on the Delaware River.