Nov 26, 2025, 10:15 AM
Summer Academy Provides High School Students with a Taste of the St. John’s Experience
Three week-long sessions of the Great Books program in Annapolis and Santa Fe balance academic rigor with college tradition and community.
Three week-long sessions of the Great Books program in Annapolis and Santa Fe balance academic rigor with college tradition and community.
Whitney Bixby (A25) spent last summer working as a post-graduate archival intern in the Greenfield Library. While rehousing Humphreys' personal papers, she came to know the early St. John's leader not just as a figurehead but as a passionate interdisciplinary scholar.
Glenn Yarbrough (Class of 1953), who went on to achieve renown with his band The Limeliters, and future Elekra Records founder Jac Holzman (Class of 1952) were midway through the Program and sharing a room in Pinkney Hall when they attended a transformative on-campus concert.
Many individuals have passed through St. John’s College Annapolis, but several are said to have never left. Whitney Bixby (A25) recounts their bone-chilling tales.
Bob Tzudiker, Matthew DeBacker, and Jim Jarvis all live in different states, but they remain committed to bad jokes, good friendships, and their St. John's cohort, which celebrated its 50th anniversary at Fall Homecoming.