Headmaster's Weekly Newsletter -- Week 27

It has been a week of Easter bunnies and chocolate eggs, of environmental action, of Chapel and IB and sport and drama and cadets and robotics and art and math circles and science fair regional preparation.  Even though it has been a short week, it has been packed.

 

Meanwhile, all our day students and boarders who left campus over the March Break have been Covid-19 tested. It is incredibly convenient to have the ability to test on campus, and getting results back lickety-split is very reassuring to all. This was the third time I have been tested, and I was quickly reminded how invasive and uncomfortable the procedure is. Our Health Services Coordinator, Sue Cole, told me that all the students were amazing when they had their test. I love thinking that our students have grit. From the youngest ones in Grade 6 to our graduating students, there were no whiners.  That says a lot, I think.

 

On that note, Thursday afternoon was miserable. Heavy rain and heavier winds drove the April Fools Day cold through to our bones. Horrible conditions for a track workout and yet there was coach Phil Hadley with Aria MacDonald and Francois Richard (both Class of 2021) and Katie Goddard (Class of 2020) running laps and literally “going through their paces”. As they worked through the driving rain on the track, thirty-five boys were getting their first taste of fifteen-a-side rugby, and the turf was seeing its first rugby in twenty-five months. Considering that the rest of the School was on Easter Break at the time, it was an impressive display of commitment.