From The Editor

Dear LCC Alumni, Parents, Students, Faculty, Staff & Friends,

Planning for the Spring 2020 issue of the LION magazine began last fall, well before the world was thrown into crisis. Always looking for a theme that will engage our readers, we decided to focus on “LCC Beyond the Classroom” to highlight the learning and rich connections that are built in other spheres of LCC life, primarily through co-curricular involvement.

Since then we’ve had to make significant changes to how school is run on a daily basis, and at this moment the campus remains closed and learning continues on a virtual platform. The situation challenged our LION editorial team. Should we shelve the content that we had assembled and focus on our new but temporary normal, or move forward as envisioned?

While our virtual school has allowed students to participate in a variety of interactive cocurricular opportunities online, they cannot represent the full on-campus experience. So we decided to proceed with this issue as planned, as a way to celebrate the unique offerings that enable our students to achieve, learn and grow beyond the four walls of the classroom, and hoping that we will soon be able to resume normal activities—together.

At the same time, we cannot ignore the reality that we are living now. As a community, we have responded with resolve, flexibility and compassion for one another. This solidarity truly defines who we are. To get a sense of what this means, I invite you to read our headmaster’s words in Headlines (facing page) as well as the piece on our virtual school, LCC Amid a Global Crisis: The Campus is Closed but the Learning Continues (page 6).

I hope that you and your families have stayed healthy and safe throughout this difficult time. May we all have better days ahead with many opportunities to gather together, whether on campus or at alumni events around the world.

DAWN LEVY, Editor

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