“When the school honors us for what our interests are, then we start honoring each other. We start out with different kids, different interests. And we end up as seniors respecting each other, and liking each other and honoring each other. We have this bond with our different interests, but we respect those different interests. And we're still friends. ”

—Jack Danforth '54

Jack Danforth `54 served as the keynote speaker for the Centennial celebration of St. Louis Country Day School’s founding, held on November 17, 2017. During the event, Jack shared various light- hearted memories of his days as a CDS student on the Brown Road campus, the students’ common commute on the bus, and the exceptional teachers who evoked passion in him and his peers.