5/5/22
VOL. 1, NO.27
RED & BLUE REVIEW Weekly Newsletter of Tipton-Rosemark Academy
IMPORTANT DATES Elementary Mother's Day Picnic MAY 6
Senior's Last Day and Picnic Lunch MAY 6
4K End of Year Program MAY 9
High School Honors Program MAY 10
MS Honors Program MAY 10 Check the School Calendar for all Sporting Events
Head of School Review BY DR. ANDY GRAHAM
Wh a t a n e x c i t i n g w e e k i t i s f o r o u r s e n i o r s a s t h e y f i n i s h t h e i r l a s t d a y a t T R A t o mo r r o w . T h i s i s a h a p p y o c c a s i o n a s t h e y ma k e p l a n s f o r t h e i r lives after Upper School, but it is also a sad one as t h e y l e a v e t h e o n l y s c h o o l ma n y o f t h e m h a v e e v e r k n o w n . O n e y e a r a g o , I ma d e t h e s a me j o u r n e y t h a t o u r s e n i o r p a r e n t s w i l l b e ma k i n g s o o n . I d r o p p e d my s o n , R a y , o f f a t U T K n o x v i l l e t o begin his college career. I was as apprehensive as a parent could be. You see, all of us wonder if we have poured enough knowledge into our children. A r e t h e y p r e p a r e d f o r c o l l e g e a n d l i f e ? Wa s t h e r e anything else that we could have done differently t o h a v e e q u i p p e d t h e m mo r e e x t e n s i v e l y f o r t h e a d u l t w o r l d ? Wi l l t h e y b e h a p p y ? Wi l l t h e y r e me mb e r t h e v a l u e s t h a t w e h a v e t a u g h t t h e m as parents?