The Good News December | 2012
In This Issue: 1
From the Headmaster
2
From the Rector
3
From the Board of Trustees
4 Campus Clips 5
Campus Clips
6 Athletic Update 7 CESPA News/ 8
Art at the Park Mistletoe Market/ Upcoming Events
Mistletoe Market Friday December 7 Noon to 6:00 p.m. Saturday December 8 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
From the Headmaster... “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” -Proverbs 22:6 Wednesday, November 14, was a picture-perfect day in Covington. Early morning clouds and chilly temperatures gave way to brilliantly clear skies and piercing sunshine as the ceremony began promptly at 10:00 AM. In a service both spiritual and celebratory, Fr. Tom Blackmon led our school community in a ceremonial groundbreaking and blessing, as we marked the start of construction for the Center of Inquiry, Christ Episcopal School’s newest and grandest building. As a backdrop to the proceedings, a banner had been hung behind the stage, and the quotation it contained served as a meaningful reminder to all of the real reason we assembled that morning. Amidst all the excitement surrounding the groundbreaking, and after the months of hard work required by our capital campaign, we all needed that reminder: that our mission at the school is not simply to build a better campus or a larger enrollment, but to “train up a child in the way he should go.” Although I love the biblical language, in more contemporary terms, the quote serves as notice to us all that our fundamental responsibility is to teach our students the message of the gospels and to instill in them Christian values which will enrich and inform their lives. As I addressed our 550 students who were assembled on the athletic field at the Christwood Blvd. campus that morning. I reminded them that they were present for an incredibly important moment in the twenty-eight year history of the school. I wanted them to understand that at a school like Christ Episcopal, the decision to build a new building
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