Inside King's-Edgehill School
Dear KES Family:
Holding the door open for others is a thoughtful act. It is considerate and respectful. However, like shaking hands, holding doors is a casualty of the physical distancing measures put into place with COVID-19. One rarely sees it anymore.
Except at KES!
To my pleasure and surprise, two students have appointed themselves as door openers for students arriving in the morning. Facing a locked door and loaded down with book bags, hockey equipment, skis and snowboards, opening an exterior door is a challenge for our day students when they arrive. When it is a frigid -15 without factoring in wind chill, dropping everything to find one’s key is the last thing anyone wants to do. Recognizing this, Natalia Shaw ’27 and Bristol Quinn ’27, decided to help. Every day this week they have held the School’s exterior doors open for their schoolmates.
It is an act of kindness which warms one’s heart on the chilliest of days. The impulse to help others, especially when it involves discomfort, is at the core of great leadership.
A big thank-you to Natalia and Bristol!
Sincerely,
Joe Seagram