For many years, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School has worked to make its outstanding academic environment available to students of all backgrounds by providing scholarships and tuition assistance. In 2008-2009, almost ten percent of students attending St. Andrew’s were on financial assistance, an effort that required the school to raise more than $119,000 in scholarship funds.

In addition to providing partial assistance to a large number of students (more than 30 in 2008-2009), the Scholarship Program also awards a full scholarship to a graduate of the Opportunity School each year. That student enters St. Andrew’s in Kindergarten and is then here on full scholarship until the 8th Grade. This program has been very successful. One of our Opportunity School Scholarship Alumni was recently named a national merit achievement scholar and another was awarded a college scholarship by Rotary International.

This year, St. Andrew’s named its Scholarship Program in honor of our beloved founder, Betty Teel Bivins as a way to honor her memory and her vision for our School. It is the goal of the administration and the Board to continue to grow support for this vital program. We look both to expand the number of students to whom we can offer assistance as well as to increase the sustainability of the program through an increased endowment. We have made steady progress this year, having received a $25,000 contribution to the Scholarship Program from United Supermarkets and a five-year commitment from the Donut Stop to fund one of our Opportunity School Scholarship Students. Additional gifts have come from parents, grandparents, teachers, and past teachers and support for the program is on the rise.

For make a gift to the Betty Teel Bivins Scholarship Program or for more information, please contact Susan Severn at 806-376-9501 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .