John Logan Pierson
Class of 2002
Attended Gulf Stream School for 7 years.
Current Career
Film and television producer
Family
My brother, Chase Pierson, also attended Gulf Stream School and is currently in Los Angeles working in the art department for broadcast commercials.
Whether it was the invaluable emphasis placed on writing skills or real-world practicalities as memorable as the eighth-grade speech and as everyday as how to properly shake hands with an adult, Gulf Stream School created a foundation upon which I continue to stand today.
Who was your favorite teacher(s) and/or what was your favorite subject(s)?
Amongst a stellar and generous group of educators – too many to name them all – Miss Gibb stands out singularly as an inspiration and an influence whose impact on me continues to this day.
That said, we, of course, were the eighth-grade class on 9/11. I’ll never forget seeing the early reporting on a television screen in the computer lab, but it was what followed that has had the most lasting impact.
To our surprise, we were directed back into Miss Gibb’s English class. To a person, we wore the confusion and shock that characterized that day, but the last place we expected to return was a classroom for regular programming.
Miss Gibb, with all of her characteristic strength and poise, sat at the front of the class and shared with us her experience of living through the Battle of Britain. She concluded the succinct, but clearly personal, story with the true lesson of the day: In the most difficult times, life must go on and we must carry on.
To this day, I’m inspired by the vision, strength, and leadership she displayed in that moment, and it’s a lesson I’ve drawn from often in the years since. When the going is at its most tough, we must press forward. It’s also indicative of Gulf Stream’s lasting impact and value — not just academically, but to our wider growth toward adulthood and the world beyond those special walls.
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Education after Gulf Stream School
Saint Andrew's High School (Class of 2013)
Saint Andrew's High School (Class of 2013)
Tisch School of the Arts
Stern Business School
Current Career
Film and television producer
Family
My brother, Chase Pierson, also attended Gulf Stream School and is currently in Los Angeles working in the art department for broadcast commercials.
How did your years at GSS benefit you in all of your post-graduate experiences and help make you who you are today?
Gulf Stream School served as a launchpad for me. Here is this incredibly special and insular sanctuary that went far beyond academic rigor (of which there was plenty) to educate, prepare, and guide each of us for the world beyond. The safety of its tight community gave each of us the chance to strive and to grow and to succeed as whole people.
Gulf Stream School served as a launchpad for me. Here is this incredibly special and insular sanctuary that went far beyond academic rigor (of which there was plenty) to educate, prepare, and guide each of us for the world beyond. The safety of its tight community gave each of us the chance to strive and to grow and to succeed as whole people.
Whether it was the invaluable emphasis placed on writing skills or real-world practicalities as memorable as the eighth-grade speech and as everyday as how to properly shake hands with an adult, Gulf Stream School created a foundation upon which I continue to stand today.
Who was your favorite teacher(s) and/or what was your favorite subject(s)?
Amongst a stellar and generous group of educators – too many to name them all – Miss Gibb stands out singularly as an inspiration and an influence whose impact on me continues to this day.
Any special experiences, memories or quotes?
As time goes on, Gulf Stream School’s emphasis on traditions both big and small — from Costco muffins in the gazebo during exams to the unseen bell ringing at the back of the chapel at the end of The Polar Express — constitute many of my fondest memories and are among those I aspire to offer my children during their educational career.
As time goes on, Gulf Stream School’s emphasis on traditions both big and small — from Costco muffins in the gazebo during exams to the unseen bell ringing at the back of the chapel at the end of The Polar Express — constitute many of my fondest memories and are among those I aspire to offer my children during their educational career.
That said, we, of course, were the eighth-grade class on 9/11. I’ll never forget seeing the early reporting on a television screen in the computer lab, but it was what followed that has had the most lasting impact.
To our surprise, we were directed back into Miss Gibb’s English class. To a person, we wore the confusion and shock that characterized that day, but the last place we expected to return was a classroom for regular programming.
Miss Gibb, with all of her characteristic strength and poise, sat at the front of the class and shared with us her experience of living through the Battle of Britain. She concluded the succinct, but clearly personal, story with the true lesson of the day: In the most difficult times, life must go on and we must carry on.
With that, she dove back into the day’s grammatical lesson.
To this day, I’m inspired by the vision, strength, and leadership she displayed in that moment, and it’s a lesson I’ve drawn from often in the years since. When the going is at its most tough, we must press forward. It’s also indicative of Gulf Stream’s lasting impact and value — not just academically, but to our wider growth toward adulthood and the world beyond those special walls.
Main Campus: PK4 - Gr. 8
Gulf Stream Campus
3600 Gulf Stream Road
Gulf Stream, FL 33483
Phone: 561.276.5225 Fax: 561.276.7115
Gulf Stream, FL 33483
Phone: 561.276.5225 Fax: 561.276.7115
DBC: PK1, PK2 & PK3
Delray Beach Campus
2515 North Swinton AvenueDelray Beach, FL 33444
Phone: 561.278.7735
