Community Reflections

Faculty Reflections

“Many things come to mind when I think about communities, specifically our community at Harpeth Hall. Community provides a sense of belonging, an opportunity to really see and hear others, and to work alongside each other to meet the needs of others. It means coming together to support each other through difficult times and to celebrate the joyous times.” — Kate McGowan

“Community means a solid group of trustworthy people that you can depend on. It means a decided-on core group of values, understanding and respect for one another.”

— Lori McDermott “Relationships that depend on a mutual desire to help each other succeed. To lift one person is to lift all.”

— Denise Croker

“Everyone working towards one goal — what is best for our students!”

— Dina Stevenson

“Community is a group of people whose common thread is a mutual desire to support and encourage one another in any way possible. A community does whatever is necessary to ensure the well-being of its members by lifting them up when they need it and by helping them navigate the rough waters of life.”

— Amy Miller . “We have similar comunidades (communities) yet each community is different, unique, imperfect, and complex. ... Putting ourselves in the shoes of others allows our perspectives to shift and become better for each other. La comunidad is important, but not so much for what we can do for it, rather for the strength there is within the members of a united comunidad.” — Maureen Aguilar

Student Reflections

“When I think of the word community, I think of walking down Bullard hallway and greeting everyone with a wave and a smile, and everyone doing the same to me. We all have this special bond for we all absolutely love and are so grateful for the school we attend.”

— Libby Tarantin ’21 “Community means supporting the girls in your grade through the best and worst times. It means celebrating with them as they sign the wall in the Senior House, but it also means comforting them when they are not having a good day. The best part about community is that you are able to support others while being supported at the same time.”

— Martha Downey ’21

“To me, community means unconditional love, encouragement, and support.”

— Lily Majors ’21 . “The Harpeth Hall Community is a true sisterhood that supports and uplifts each other.”

— Kayla Gardner ’21

“Community is a demonstration of how people and girls are stronger together.”

“Community means a group of people who continuously support you throughout your endeavors and hardships, and in turn a community is a group of people or a place that you give back to with whatever skills, joys, or support that you have to give. A community is composed of individuals who each take responsibility to do their best to support one another.”