A MESSAGE FROM THE HEADMASTER
Dear Covington Latin School Families, Alumni, and Friends, I am honored to stand on the shoulders of those giants who have made Covington Latin School a renowned educational institution. I find it germane that our magazine is titled The Leader as so many of our graduates lead in many ways in many fields. I have seen firsthand the classical values and education that is inculcated in our students, and the class of 2021 led our school during this pandemic-restricted year with aplomb and grace. One thing I have always valued is that of education, and I am glad to have had parents who sacrificed to send all seven of us to Catholic schools for all sixteen years including college. I also see the intrinsic value as our seniors reaped the rewards of their intellect, hard work, and grit by receiving many offers of scholarships to outstanding universities throughout this country. Thank you parents for partnering with our faculty--albeit a bit distanced this year--and keeping the child as our focus. I enjoyed meeting our alumni throughout this year to gain institutional knowledge, and while different eras saw different educational models, the focus on goodness, discipline, and knowledge resonates in each class and today. I also witnessed generosity this year when so many of our alumni have supported our students with altruistic giving for scholarships. Our students may not always voice their thanks, but I see how your gifts invest in the future with thankful smiles in our classrooms and hallways. Personally, coming to Covington and Covington Latin School has been one of the best decisions my wife and I have made. This is an exciting time for Covington Latin School as we continued our accreditation after a self study and virtual visit, we embarked on our strategic plan for the next few years, and we looked to the future when we begin our next hundred years of producing the best well rounded graduates. We are blessed to have extremely bright students here, but through collaboration, hard work, and focusing on the classical and modern, we forge students well armed for an uncertain future. I want to thank our administration, faculty, staff and families for working together during this once a century time: we have made it through this pandemic and now can enjoy the cicadas to remember 2021.
Dr. John P. Kennedy Headmaster
The Leader Summer 2021
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