“The
scariest moment is always just before you start,”
Stephen
King
By Tommie
Saylor
Kennedy
High School Principal
I
refuse to live my life in fear.
I
refuse to be frozen into indecision, inaction or to run scared from events that
are inevitable.
I
refuse to imagine, dream of pit falls, dangers or potential calamities.
I
refuse to overemphasis the negative or look for possible disasters no matter
how unlikely they may be.
I
refuse to look only into the darkness, embrace imagined fears, and expect the
worst from my fellow man.
I
refuse! I cast off the mantle of dread. I choose to embrace the light.
What
we have before us is an immense opportunity, a once in a lifetime chance to
“wipe the slate clean” and start over creating a new high school with new
practices, traditions and procedures that will last for generations.
I’m
not saying that it will be easy. There will be pain along the way, but let’s
keep our “eyes on the prize, not the price”.
We
are pioneers, the “founding fathers” of a new educational facility, creators of
what will soon become the premiere Downriver high school. Fear is too easy and
irrational. Courage builds confidence, strength, and opens the mind to endless
possibilities.
Together
we will make it through this process. We will overcome all obstacles and avoid
the pitfalls.
United
we will overcome the darkness and rejoice in the light. Collectively,
much like inventers, discoverers, and creators before us, we to will prevail;
soon to rejoice in the wonders of our creation.
Helping
students to find their greatness. Making Kennedy the school of choice. Excellence
by design.
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