INSTALLATION
By Lucy Morris Blancett '09
This One’s for the Girls MEGAN D. COVER INSTALLED AS THE 10TH HEAD OF GIRLS PREPARATORY SCHOOL CA MPUS WAS ABUZZ with excitement the morning of August 27, as students, faculty, staff, and honored guests gathered in the Main Gym to join the GPS community in celebrating the installation of Megan D. Cover, our 10th Head of School.
The installation ceremony began with words from Chairman of the Board Clay Watson, who spoke on his experience cochairing the Head of School Search Committee alongside board member Dr. Mary Tanner. “Through this experience, I got to know Megan as a candidate for the leader of our school and was able to witness on many occasions, her passion for independent school education as well as her desire to return to an all-girls environment,” Watson said. “With fresh ideas, new approaches to educating girls, and a willingness to build a positive, inclusive culture, Megan will lead this institution to levels of success we have yet to see.”
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The ceremony progressed with a series of poignant speakers that included students Alex Brumley ’26 and Frances Crowe ’22, followed by Michelle Shepherd and Andrea Glowatz, leaders at Cover’s former institution, Tower Hill School. “Schools like GPS are a gift, and they must be treasured,” Shepherd said. “I can tell you that it’s not such an easy thing to preserve tradition and spirit while continuing to advance and adapt. It takes the right kind of leader to do that, and I’m confident that Megan Cover is that leader.” Glowatz said, “Mrs. Cover embraces all the work she does in schools thoroughly, incisively, and enthusiastically. I want to let you know how rare it is to meet an educator who is so dedicated to the entire community.”
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