From The Head of School A

t the end of May 2021, we began making plans to have visitors and guests on campus as well as in-person events during the 2021-2022 school year. The pandemic, however, flared up in our community and those plans were temporarily placed on hold. Once again, we rose to the challenge of finding ways to ensure our students received the full value of an All Saints experience, steeped in tradition, while blending virtual and in-person activities and events.

Through it all, we found many silver linings.

• Live-streaming chapel, athletics and other campus activities.

• Seeing the benefit of hosting campus events in different locations.

• Establishing new strategies for carpool efficiency and dropping off forgotten items for students. These things and more will become new traditions appreciated by families, students and faculty far into the future.

In the pages that follow you will see how we adapted some of our beloved traditions like the Christmas Pageant and Grandparents and Special Friends Day to allow visitors to safely be on campus. Witness ways that we took full advantage of our beautiful grounds to host events and activities on campus, like the middle school production of Lion King, Jr. and our pep rallies. And, by the spring, our dream for re-opening the campus became a reality.

As the old adage says, adversity is the greatest teacher. The lessons we learned, the adjustments we made, and the new strategies we created would not have been possible if not for the challenges faced in this second year of limitations driven by COVID. The blessings we received from the struggles of this past year far outweigh the hardships endured. Just as the phoenix rose from the ashes, our school community has emerged stronger, learned to work smarter, and has continued to move forward in our perpetual pursuit of excellence.

H I am grateful for our fabulous faculty and staff who have risen to the challenges of this unprecedented time, going above and beyond to provide our students with love and support and the tools they need to be successful in their future.

OUR

Prayer

Father in heaven, whose son Jesus Christ took children into His arms and blessed them; Bless, we pray, the students of All Saints School. Grant that we may grow up reverently in your love; Give us day by day strength and guidance, so that we may continue in your love and service until our lives end. Grant this, for Jesus Christ’s sake. Amen.

H I am grateful for the continued hard work and support of our ASPA and our Board of Trustees whose efforts once again humbled me with their commitment and dedication to the mission of our school.

H I am grateful for our families who support us with their prayers, gifts, and talents and who confidently choose us each year to provide a strong spiritual and educational foundation for their precious children.

H And, most of all, I am grateful for God’s grace throughout these challenging pandemic years and for the assurance that no matter what comes our way He will provide us with strength, guidance, and a path forward into the next 68 years!

Be Blessed,

Scootie Clark Head of School