The design stage is complete for the 1999 Form plaque. I worked with members of the Form of 1999 to come up with a list of events, and the following was chosen to be featured on the plaque:
- Upper left: A volleyball and arrow combined into a women’s symbol – representing the New England division title wins for both the girls’ volleyball and girls’ cross country
- Upper right: The letter “G” on a computer keyboard key – representing the launch of the Google search engine on 9/4/1998
- Center: Three books supported between bookends – one for each of the leadership changes during the four years of the Form of 1999:
- “X” on the spine for the Tenth Rector David Verne Hicks
- “I” on the spine for Interim Rector Clifford J. Gillespie
- “XI” on the spine for Eleventh Rector Craig B. Anderson
- The bookends feature inkwells with quills – commemorating the beginning of the Schlesinger Writer-in-Residence program at SPS
- Bottom left: Represents the fire that occurred in the Drury dorm
- Bottom right: A curious bear – representing the numerous sightings of bears on the grounds that year
I will now begin working on the carving process, with the plan to have the finished plaque to present at Anniversary weekend in June this year. Photos of the process will be posted on the blog, so stay tuned for more information!
The Form Plaque Project 