“I
alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to
create many ripples.”
Mother
Teresa
By
Tommie Saylor
Kennedy
High School Principal
A school
is a reflection of the community. It is not the cause of the problems or issues
that the community may be experiencing; it is simply the focus point that often
reveals those troubles. When one explores a community school to reveal
all the difficulties inside, they are placing a mirror before the community and
reflecting back to their true selves.
It
is no coincidence that strong schools are born from strong communities, ripe
with positive parent involvement and community support. When a sincere
partnership is forged between the community and the school, when parents trust
and believe that teachers are highly trained professionals employing their
craft for the betterment of their kids, then greatness awaits their children
within our halls.
It
is through the sense of community that we come together to resolve the problems
and difficulties that afflict us all. It is through this same sense of
community that schools are built to secure our children’s future, to prepare
the younger generation to become tomorrow’s leaders, to become productive
members of society.
Though
the “heavy lifting” may be done in the classroom, it is only through the
community’s support that will success will be found.
How
and where will you lead them. Making Kennedy the school of choice. Excellence
by design.
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