FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL An excerpt from the Head of School Address at Parents Weekend 2023 by Trevor Ott
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ometimes I think to myself that you all already know everything there is to know about this school. To some degree, that is true. That you have chosen us to assist in your child’s education is a big decision, and in having done that, you stand amongst our greatest supporters. I realize that even before enrollment, you know a lot about who we are and the importance of what we are doing here as it concerns your children, the field of education, and society as a whole. What we are doing here is different, and though the technology we employ was developed many decades ago by L. Ron Hubbard, it remains more advanced than anything else in use or development today. It is still new news, and it is newsworthy. Two weeks ago, at our weekly Wednesday night staff meeting, this concept hit me newly, differently. I’ve been attending staff meetings for 23 years, so what is covered in any given week is not always new news to me, but this meeting was different. I don’t know if the staff meeting itself was different or if it was a difference in me. Either way, I was inspired, and I want to share with you two parts of that meeting as they were shared with the staff and the faculty.
ABOVE HEAD OF SCHOOL TREVOR OTT BELOW CHOIR STUDENTS AT A COFFEE SHOP IN SCAPPOOSE
STAFF MEETING PART ONE: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DEAN In the first part of the meeting, our Dean, Jordan Siegel, shared a selection of highlights she collected from staff and students regarding various activities happening daily around the school, including the following:
Choir Highlight After a choir trip, Upper School choir director Adam Whitworth sent a photo with this story: “I thought I’d share this PAGE 1