The seal was first adopted in 1963 with careful attention paid to the building blocks of Aquinas High School. As we researched the meaning behind the seal, specifically the four symbols in the scroll, we quickly realized that as it had been redrawn, converted to a digital format, and reproduced numerous times, much of the original detail and significance was lost. The top left represents the coat of arms for the Diocese of Savannah. The top right is the fleur-de-lis cross representing the Dominican Order, of which St. Thomas Aquinas was a part. The bottom left represents St. Joseph who is the patron of the Sisters of St. Joseph, who made up a significant portion of the original faculty of Aquinas High School. And finally, the bottom right represents the Marist Brothers who made up the other half of the original faculty.
Below is a side by side comparison of the old (left) and new (right) seals. The new seal more accurately honors and represents the four contributing pillars upon which our school was built.