b'GREENSBORO DAY SCHOOLSTABILITY: 2000 - 2009Furthering the scope of Greensboro Day Schools reach into the Greensboro community, the school offered a view of the future calling for a slightly larger and more diverse student body, new buildings andrenovated upper and middle school facilities.Leadership:Ralph Davison (1986-2006)Mark Hale (2006-2019)Facilities: GDS looked at what was next for theIn 2003, with the dot-com fury campus in order to provide the bestablaze, GDS launched its new website learning environment possible. In doingwith the hope that users would find it so, a new master campus plan wassimple to navigate, informative, and designed that would direct the orderlyalso entertaining.growth of the campus over the next 25 years.In 2004-05, the School added a class Hayes Upper School Wing known as Transitional Kindergarten (TK), but later the name changed to Pre-Kindergarten (PK). When the class was Davison Center for the Arts created, it filled within 30 days and amassed a waitlist. Penny Hazlett 18 is the first graduate to spend 14 years at GDS after enrolling in the first PK class.Elingburg Baseball Field Parents Association Mediatip.duke.eduCenter RenovationIn 2006-07, GDS was named a Top 100 School in the Southeast by the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP).In 2002, GDS designed the plan for the Natural Learning Pond, which is used heavily by lower and middle school students.The Board of Trustees adopted a new Mission Statement in 2009 which states: Greensboro Day School develops the intellectual, ethical, and interpersonal foundations students need to become constructive contributors to the world.2007 Campus Master PlanHow can we move to greater excellence? The answer is to keep asking how we can do it better.38 | Winter 2019 Ralph Davison, Head of School 1986-2006'