M E S SAG E F R O M T H E
HEADMASTER By Patrick Carruth
AS I REFLECT ON THE P A S T 1 2 M O N T H S , I can
truly say that this has been the most unexpected and difficult year of my career. Our administrative leadership, faculty, staff, and volunteers found ourselves in the position of re-inventing school, striving daily to educate our students in the best way possible in the midst of constantly changing circumstances, and they have done an amazing job. Even as we strive to meet the challenges of the present, school leadership and trustees have been looking to the future, and we just released our Strategic Plan 2024, to guide the school for the next three years. Look for an article with more information about the Strategic Plan on pages 7 – 9 of this issue. I am incredibly proud of our teachers and staff who remain steadfastly focused on our mission despite
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the many challenges posed by the pandemic. Their dedication, tenacity, resilience, and commitment both to students and to Christ, who is at the heart of our mission, continues to inspire me. Our families and students stepped up as well, partnering with us to follow the new protocols and guidelines that allow us to remain safely open for on-campus learning and to provide for students learning remotely as well. Faculty and staff have demonstrated grace and flexiblity through this year’s challenges while remaining focused on enabling students to become the individuals God intends. If this past year has taught me anything, it has reminded me once again that I am not in control. Our God who is sovereign over all the earth has a plan for each of us, and we are to walk in faith, secure in the knowledge that He is leading us on the journey.
