This Los Angeles-based architect is famous first for his Santa Monica house?
Who WAS Frank Gehry? he died

This long-serving teacher began her journey at St. David in 1993 and taught 2nd and 3rd grade for many years.
Who is Grace Gedeon?
“Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.”
Who is Coco Chanel?
This classic vinyl format, spinning at 33⅓ RPM, dominated album releases during much of the 20th century.
What is an LP (long-playing record)?
This legendary coach led UM to multiple national championships in the 1980s and ’90s.
Who is Jimmy Johnson?
In architecture, this structural component goes this way --- and this structural component goes this way |
(name both)
Beam and Column
She joined the St. David community in 1998 and later served as a Preschool teacher after years in Catholic education.
Who is Mrs. Mejia?
This fiber property describes how a fabric drapes—and in scholarly work, how an argument flows.
What is hand?
This philosopher-educator argued that education should be grounded in experience and democracy, a staple of doctoral coursework in education.
Who is John Dewey?
In options trading, this strategy lets you profit if a stock moves either up or down, much like betting on a football team’s unpredictable game.
What is a straddle?
When designing a wall's build up what side do you put the vapor barrier on in a cold climate? In a hot climate?
(interior/exterior)
ON THE WARM SIDE

Saint David was recognized with this national honor in 1994 while dedicated faculty helped students grow in faith and knowledge.
What is the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence?
This French term for expert judgment applies equally to couture craftsmanship and peer review in higher education.
What is connoisseurship?
This 1971 Joni Mitchell album—often cited in both music and literature courses—includes the song “A Case of You.”
What is Blue?
This Florida rivalry game, often decided by a missed field goal, is infamous among Hurricanes fans.
What is the “Wide Right” game against FSU?
Designed by John Lautner in 1960, this private residence in the Hollywood Hills is famous for its dramatic concrete roof and futuristic look.
What is the Chemosphere House?


This faculty member has been with the school over 20 years but began after 2009 (close to the era), showing long commitment to the school.
Who is Mrs. McCarthy?
This term describes both a textile with a diagonal rib pattern and a critical approach that reads culture against the grain.
What is twill?
In academic administration, this Latin phrase refers to authority granted “by virtue of one’s office,” a reality familiar to deans everywhere.
What is ex officio?
In investing, this “Greek letter” measures how much an option’s price moves in relation to the underlying stock.
What is delta?
In the industry we use this technique "CLH" to address a difficult waterproofing situation. What's it stand for?
"Caulk Like Hell"


Although not fully listed by year, teachers at St. David Catholic School in the 1990s and 2000s were part of a community committed to educating the whole child spiritually, emotionally, socially, intellectually, and physically
What is the mission of St. David Catholic School?
This theorist’s ideas about cultural capital help explain both why couture houses gatekeep creative authority and why elite liberal arts institutions maintain prestige.
Who is Pierre Bourdieu?
Often debated in graduate seminars, this sociologist coined the concept of “cultural capital,” deeply influencing education theory and institutional analysis.
Who is Pierre Bourdieu?
An MBA favorite, this financial ratio tells you how efficiently a company uses shareholders’ money to generate profits.
What is Return on Equity (ROE)?