Title
From the Archive: Amanda C. Leyon '95
Date
February
30
2015
Notes
A "From the Archive" tidbit, a profile of Amanda Leyon '95, a Student who died in a car accident in 1994:
"In 1994, [Amanda's] parents and grandparents as well as friends, established the Amanda Leyon Memorial Fund which brings a visiting writer/poet to St. Andrew's every year. Part of the memorial fund was used to create a garden reflection spot on the bank of Alumni Point (behind Trapnell House). This was named in her honor, Amanda's Lookout Point. At graduation each year the Amanda C. Leyon Prize for Creative Writing is awarded to a senior with the following description: 'The Amanda C. Leyon Prize for Creative Writing given in memory of Amanda C. Leyon '95 by her classmates, to the student who has excelled in creative writing.'"
"In 1994, [Amanda's] parents and grandparents as well as friends, established the Amanda Leyon Memorial Fund which brings a visiting writer/poet to St. Andrew's every year. Part of the memorial fund was used to create a garden reflection spot on the bank of Alumni Point (behind Trapnell House). This was named in her honor, Amanda's Lookout Point. At graduation each year the Amanda C. Leyon Prize for Creative Writing is awarded to a senior with the following description: 'The Amanda C. Leyon Prize for Creative Writing given in memory of Amanda C. Leyon '95 by her classmates, to the student who has excelled in creative writing.'"