Making Space for the Outdoors


In October, Scott House was demolished, clearing a future Master Plan building site. Built in 1966 as a boys’ dormitory, it was a student residence hall for just a few years before being repurposed for many other uses over the years: classrooms for all divisions, fine arts programs, music lessons, Lower School library, Admissions, Lower School and faculty offices, faculty housing, and storage. With the addition of the new Lower School, the old building became unneeded surplus space. Until its next use is solidified, the space will be


used as a Middle School playground. Photo by OES Art and Music Teacher Sue Jensen


Repurposing the Old Lower School


Fariss Hall, the building that previously housed grades 1–5, is currently being renovated. The revamped space will provide room for an all-school design and production lab, a student fitness center, music classrooms and practice rooms, the School Store, and offices for athletics, OES Extension, Community Partnerships, and the Associate Head of School. In September, the OES Board of Trustees voted to rename the building Fariss Hall, in honor of Gertrude Houck Fariss, who served as Headmistress of St. Helen’s Hall from 1954 to 1968 and led the move of the school to the Nicol Road campus in 1964.


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