Welcome from the Admission Office

Sayre School is an independent co-educational college preparatory day school serving students from preschool through twelfth grade. Sayre admits students without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, or gender. It does not discriminate in the administration of its educational policies, financial aid programs, athletic programs, and other school-administered programs.  

The Admission Office staff is eager to meet you, tell you about Sayre, and give you a campus tour.  If that is not possible, we hope the website can help you understand why Sayre is the preeminent preK-12 academic college preparatory independent day school in Central Kentucky.  Combining a long tradition of academic excellence with the latest proven curriculum, cutting edge technology and emphasis on values and character development, Sayre School is truly a special place.

After serving as Assistant Director of Admission since 1999, John Hackworth is now in his second year as Director of Admission.  In his 40 years in education, he has been a teacher as well as the Sayre Lower School Director, and middle and high school principal in American schools in the Middle East.  His primary focus in the Admission Office is working with students applying to the Middle and Upper School.

Anna Martin assumes the position of Assistant Director after having diverse teaching experiences ranging from preschool through fifth grade in both public and private schools.  She was an elementary student at Sayre, taught at Sayre, and currently has two children in Sayre's Lower School.  Anna’s primary focus in Admission is working with applicants applying to Preschool and Lower School (through grade five) and coordinating Sayre’s Early Childhood Programs; Little Readers and Toddler-Adult.

Terri Prewitt Administrative Assistant for Admission tprewitt@sayreschool.org (859) 254-1361, Extension 208

After retiring as Judicial Administrative Assistant for Clark and Madison Counties, Terri joined the admission team at Sayre.  She is in her third year as Admission Administrative Assistant.  Terri has two boys, W.K. and Allen, in the Upper School, and her husband, Buck '74, is the president of the Alumni Council.