A Word From the Perot Fa mily Headm aster
Hidden Figures A
s humans, we have a tendency to measure what we value.
Accordingly, we monitor investments, check bank account balances, and, hopefully, track our children’s performance in school. In today’s culture of hefty demands for outcome measures and statistical performance metrics, St. Philip’s encourages everyone to monitor the “hidden figures,” as well. Where education and social impact are concerned, there are components our School and Community Center deeply value that are far too often clouded in traditional evaluations of progress towards excellence. Integrity, ethical commitment, and determination to serve are some of the determinants we strive to examine. The purpose of this concentration is academic performance. We see them as validation of the purpose of academic pursuit. Our dynamic Principal, Kellee Murrell, leads this charge with PROJECT BASED LEARNING as the school wide instructional approach. Under her leadership, the daily instruction is tied to solving community and world problems. We can truly GROW SOUTH through the innovation of our youth. At St. Philip’s, exemplary academic achievement is simply a means to better serve others. Our students are blessed to see service in action through our Community Center and neighborhood initiatives. These are students who have a school experience that is distinctly tied to an informed existence. An existence that teaches
and youth, the homeless, and attack illiteracy and hunger, validate humanity’s purpose. God’s greatest desire is for us to use our achievement to lift His Kingdom with the understanding that “It’s not how high you go, but who you take with you.”
and demonstrates that God placed us here to serve Him by serving
This is the HIDDEN FIGURE we must instill and trace if we are to
others. Too often, this is the hidden figure we overlook, even
truly continue the Grow South initiative that will advance our city
though it is foundational for developing a flourishing humanity.
towards world class status.
We are thankful to our volunteers, supporters, ambassadors, and
Blessings,
sacrificial staff and parents who make it possible for our students and community to witness hope in motion. They make it possible for them to experience scholarship in sync with service. For St. Philip’s, our services that support the elderly, vulnerable children
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SUMMER MAGAZINE 2017
Dr. Terry J. Flowers
www.stphilips1600.org
