We are a community of learners and leaders where teaching and learning are stimulating, interesting, and Christ-centered. Students, staff, and parents are supportive of one another and work cooperatively to reach ever higher academic, social, emotional, and spiritual competencies. Differences are accepted and respected by students, staff, and parents. We follow many pathways to learning while sharing goals that unite us, a common core of knowledge, and a belief in biblical truths.
It is our desire to learn more about you and your family and how we may best serve your child. We seek to develop each student: academically, athletically, socially and most of all, spiritually. In turn, we are seeking students who want to integrate and fully invest in the school with their time and talent to obtain the most out of their experience here at Calvary Day School.
Our key verse at Calvary Day School is Luke 2:52, which states: “So Jesus grew both in height and in wisdom, and he was loved by God and by all who knew him.” For the Administration and educators of Calvary, this verse is a presentation of the guiding force behind everything we do. This verse encompasses the four components of a truly Christian philosophy of education: physical growth, intellectual growth, spiritual growth, and social/interpersonal growth.
At Calvary Day School, we are called to a higher mission. We infuse faith into our classrooms, clubs, gymnasiums, playing fields, etc.; in essence, into whatever is being done or taught. At Calvary we also pursue excellence in whatever we do. As a result of this internal pursuit of excellence, Calvary was recognized as the first charter member of the National Elementary Honor Society, and our students are accepted each year into some of the finest colleges and universities in the United States, with over half of these students typically receiving academic scholarships.
Since Calvary Day School opened its doors in 1961, it has been blessed with enormous support from those who seek to further the school’s mission of providing an academically challenging education in a uniquely Christian environment. Exceptional teachers, state-of-the-art facilities, and superior athletic venues are all possible because of the generous support of the Calvary family.
Mr. Wayne Murphy, came to Calvary his junior year and graduated in 1999. He was captain of the men’s golf team and thoroughly enjoyed his Cavalier experience. After graduation, he enrolled at Georgia Southern University, following a family legacy of Eagles.
After completing his Bachelors of Business Administration in Management in 2004, Mr. Murphy spent a few years working at The Club at Savannah Harbor and The First Tee Savannah. In 2011, Wayne began a career working with numbers for SunTrust Bank. He settled into a successful banking career at Queensborough National Bank and Trust in 2013 and is now a branch manager at Queensborough in Savannah. He completed the Georgia Bankers Association Georgia Banking School at the University of Georgia in 2017.
Volunteering is a passion of Wayne’s. He enjoys giving back to the Savannah community and has been heavily involved in a number of nonprofit organizations. Currently he is working with the Ronald McDonald House Red Shoe Society, Historic Savannah Foundation's 13th Colony Society, the Savannah Quarterback Club, and the Georgia Southern University College of Business Young Alumni Advisory Board.
Wayne attributes his success to Calvary for preparing him for the difficulties of college classes and for helping him grow socially and emotionally. He references Mr. McGee, his Cavalier Bible teacher, as one of his biggest influences because he taught him about resilience and the importance of trusting God through life’s difficult times. When asked what advice he would give to current and future high school students, Wayne said, “Remember that you are owed nothing. Go out and earn everything you want to work towards and do not be afraid because the best is yet to come.”
As of August 30th, Wayne is happily engaged to Katie Goodman. As he told us, “she is one in a billion.”
Wayne is one of Calvary’s 3,026 alumni, and we are very proud to call him a Cavalier!