At Casady, all students are provided a foundation of excellence, which instills them with the educational and social skills to triumph in their future endeavors.
Selecting a school is one of the most important decisions a parent can make. At Casady, we take that investment seriously and work to provide our students a life of balance, purpose, and joy.
Casady's academic program provides our students the challenges and opportunities necessary to develop critical and creative thinking skills, the ability to plan, evaluate and implement actions, and most importantly, the support to nurture their passions.
Competitive athletics and physical education are central to the development of leadership and teamwork as well as self-confidence and respect for others.
Through the arts, students can learn valuable skills and talents that provide universal benefits and gain an understanding of a world deeper than they had previously believed. Fine arts programs are imperative in fostering creativity and inspiring the mind, as well as the imagination.
Casady's advancement initiatives help further the Mission of the School by supporting programs and activities that take place in the classroom, on the stage, or on the field.
At Casady, all students are provided a foundation of excellence, which instills them with the educational and social skills to triumph in their future endeavors.
Selecting a school is one of the most important decisions a parent can make. At Casady, we take that investment seriously and work to provide our students a life of balance, purpose, and joy.
Casady's academic program provides our students the challenges and opportunities necessary to develop critical and creative thinking skills, the ability to plan, evaluate and implement actions, and most importantly, the support to nurture their passions.
Competitive athletics and physical education are central to the development of leadership and teamwork as well as self-confidence and respect for others.
Through the arts, students can learn valuable skills and talents that provide universal benefits and gain an understanding of a world deeper than they had previously believed. Fine arts programs are imperative in fostering creativity and inspiring the mind, as well as the imagination.
Casady's advancement initiatives help further the Mission of the School by supporting programs and activities that take place in the classroom, on the stage, or on the field.
Sara Zedlitz Named Assistant Middle Division Director
Mrs. Zedlitz will join Josh Bottomly, Interim Middle Division Director, to assist with the successful transition of the Division after 22 years of dedicated service by Elizabeth Larsen, who announced that she would be leaving the School at the end of the year.
Casady School is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Sara Zedlitz to the position of Middle Division Assistant Director, effective July 1, 2018.
Mrs. Zedlitz is a product of an independent school education. She graduated from The Hockaday School in Dallas. She has spent most of her professional life teaching in independent schools, her teaching career now spanning 15 years. Early in her career, Sara taught high school courses in world history at the Charlotte Latin School. For the past eight years at Casady, Mrs. Zedlit has taught sixth grade history. In addition, she has served as the grade team leader and co-chair of the History Department. In 2016, Mrs. Zedlitz was the recipient of the Geneva Hood Award, voted on by her faculty peers, that recognizes and honors an outstanding teacher. For the past few years, she has helped co-lead the Teacher Induction Program (TIP), a program designed to welcome new faculty to Casady School and educate them to the core mission and values of the School, and provide mentoring and professional development. Notably, Mrs. Zedlitz has two children who attend Casady, Isabel (‘24) and Grae (‘26). Sara is married to Jack Zedlitz, a ‘93 Casady alumnus.
She is excited to step into this new position that will assist with the Student Life aspects of Middle Division, along with providing leadership for the School’s faculty around growth and professional learning. “I am excited to take on a new role that allows me to be in a place that I love, to serve a faculty that I respect, and to walk alongside the students on this stage of their journey. I look forward to broadening and developing relationships both within and beyond the Middle Division. Casady has become a place of growth and learning for both me and my children, and I hope that my service in this role can honor that. I feel grateful for the opportunity and am mindful of the responsibility.”
To ensure a smooth transition, Mrs. Zedlitz and Mr. Bottomly will begin to work alongside Ms. Larsen for the remainder of this year. Our search for a permanent replacement for the Middle Division Director position will begin when we return from Christmas break. Bob Windham, Senior Search Consultant with Carney, Sandoe & Associates (CSA), the largest nationally recognized educational search firm, will be conducting the search with us.
Again, we can not express enough gratitude for Ms. Larsen's dedication to our School over these past two decades. We have a lot to celebrate and honor for her long, sustained accomplishments. At the same time, we have a lot to look forward to in terms of the ways in which Sara and Josh will bring passion and creativity to the Division next year, as well as the the enthusiasm and new ideas that the new, permanent Division Director will bring in 2019.
Primary Division Cyclones donned turkey and cornucopia hats, gathered together, and enjoyed bread and applesauce they made themselves during their annual Thanksgiving Feast before the break.
The Casady Community celebrated Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, during Lower, Middle, and Upper Division Chapels and a special presentation in Primary Division.
Since 2009, French language students at Casady School and Harding Charter Prep have participated in an exciting exchange program with Lycée Hugues Capet in Senlis, France.
The Casady Philharmonic recently performed at the OSSAA State Orchestra contest at Edmond where they received a Superior sweep from all three adjudicators.
Forty-nine campers from 21 counties in Oklahoma recently graduated from the SAGE STEAM Camp held at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) in Weatherford, including Cyclone eighth graders Allison Burkhart and Elizabeth James.
Casady senior Lili Tran learned about the Bethany Children’s Health Center internship during an announcement in Upper Division Chapel, and she instantly had interest in the program.
Casady School is an independent, co-educational, college preparatory, Episcopal day school serving students in pre-k-12. Educating Mind, Body, and Spirit.
Casady School is a PreK-12, independent, college preparatory Episcopal day school committed to deeper-level learning. Casady School welcomes a student body that reflects the diversity of the world around us and therefore does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, nationality, or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletics, and other school-administered programs generally accorded or made available to students at the School.