Advent Service of Light and Evensong. Our newest Christmas tradition, first observed at St. Andrew's in December 2000, is already scheduled to become an annual event with the completion of the St. Andrew's Chapel at the Upper School. Service of Lessons and Carols. In mid-December, on the day of dismissal for winter break, our traditional Christmas service is held in Crusader Hall. All of the grades participate in celebrating the birth of Christ through song and the reading of the scriptures.
Formal dress is required.
La Virgen de Guadalupe Spanish Play. In January our first grade Spanish classes re-enact, entirely in Spanish, the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe's appearance to a poor Aztec farmer near Mexico City in 1531. All-School Art Show . St. Andrew's Lower, Middle, and Upper School students have the opportunity to exhibit their paintings and prints to the public for three weeks beginning in mid-January. For the past two years, the show has been presented by our Fine Arts Department at One Congress Plaza in downtown Austin.