"When you go to a school like Shady Side, you realize that you have a debt to those who have gone before you. I think about it as now being my turn. I found making a gift to Shady Side's endowment appealing because it lasts forever: it makes the endowment tree bigger and throws off more 'acorns' each year to keep teachers' salaries competitive and expand financial assistance. What better way to pay it forward?" - John Duff '59

"My son needed a bigger challenge. Shady Side was a good fit for him as both a student and an athlete. I just feel so fortunate that there are people out there so willing to give so my son can excel." - Timika Hastie, mother of Skyy Moore '19

"The idea of a private school education could have been so far out of my parents' vision, but with the help of a generous donor, I was able to go to Shady Side Academy and become the first kid on my street to go to college. That generosity changed the course of my life." - Linda LaMagna '83

"Her values as a coach and teacher are with me today. I still draw on those values and pass them on to my children."

"No amount of words can adequately describe his effort, devotion and dedication to his students, and more importantly, to their growth as individuals. I cannot stress the importance of the impact his teaching has upon me. To this day, I find myself still waging the intellectual war that he sparked within me many years ago."

"Faculty is, of course, the strength of the institution. We had what we considered to be giants when I was a student. There are still people at Shady Side Academy who can be considered giants."