True North Foundation
NEWSLETTER
February 2021 Vol. 1 Issue 6
Fall in Love with the Good The month of February is better known by many as the month of “love.” It is a month marked by Valentine’s Day (2/14) - a special day whereby there is an exchange of flowers and cards in the hopes of winning, or maintaing, the affection of a loved one. It is also a day where True North participates in the giving of Virtue Grams. Virtue Grams are sold in support of True North’s girls’ 3rd / 4th-grade competitive soccer team (where a portion of the sales goes back to True North). A Virtue Gram is a way to recognize virtue in the lives of True North faculty, staff, and students. The virtues recognized are Core Virtues celebrated at True North. In addtion to the Virtue Gram card, students are given candy and inspiring messages - all wrapped up in a beautiful, transparent, lace packaging. This year, we had an overwhelming level of participation, which resulted in 100% of Virtue Grams being sold out. Due to the generosity of our Titan families, our True North 3rd / 4th-grade girls’ competitive soccer team was able to compete in two tournaments. The girls made it to the Dmitri Cup U10 Gold Division Semifinals and won the Weston Cup U10 Gold Division championships. The Weston Cup is the largest soccer tournament in the State of Florida! Congratulations girls! We are proud of you! The theme for this year’s Virtue Grams was “Falling in Love with the Good.” It offers an excellent opportunity to reflect on the meaning of these words and what each True North Titan is called to. The mission for True North has always been to instill in its students a love for truth, beauty, and goodness. But what does it mean to love the good, and how do we fall in love with it? To love the good means: 1) there is a clear recognition of an objective standard for goodness; 2) this standard resides outside the individual; 3) we can know, intellectually, this standard of goodness; and 4) we can “fall in love” with the good, and thus willfully conform our lives to it. This is a noble and worthy pursuit. Some may say... the only thing worth pursuing. At True North, it is the first and most important pursuit and brings to light all other pursuits: academic, athletic, or otherwise.
For if we fail to fall in love with the good, if we fail to conform our lives to the good, we fail at everything else. So what does the good look like? The good is embodied in the virtues celebrated in our Virtue Grams. When we recognize virtue in another, we are not saying that this or that person is the complete embodiment of a particular virtue. We are saying that this or that person has reflected - to some extent - what is understood as the objective standard of that virtue. Each time we reflect a virtue, we participate in a different aspect of goodness. The more virtues we reflect, the more we participate in goodness itself. The goodness that makes all things good. But to fall in love with the good takes a risk - a choice that must be made freely. It is a risk because if we accept the good, we must make changes in our lives in order to conform to it. It is never easy and often uncomfortable. Yet, this is the call of all our True North Titans - a call to fall in love with the good, embrace the good, and always remember to be...VIRTUOUS!
High School Art Exhibit!!
Sports and more!!
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t True North, we are working towards getting back to “normal” - as much as possible - while still following CDC, local, and State guidelines for Covid safety. In the month of February, True North Art students hosted a retrospective art exhibit in the amphitheater. Thank you to Ms. Paula, Mrs. Alfaro and all who made this evening special for our students and their families. As seen on the adjacent page, True North art scholars beautifully captured realisitic artwork from ancient, medieval, and modern times. Our True North soccer teams soared with our competitive 3rd / 4th-grade girls soccer team winning the Weston Cup U10 Gold Division championship game and our boys soccer team who shut out AIE Charter with a 5-0 victory. Below is Elizabeth “Betty” Gerber who did an excellent job as Headmaster of the Day at our Dadeland Campus and our MS art scholars thanking the Women’s Club for their amazing donations to our art program.
2nd-Grade Hamster Adoption!
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rue North 2nd-grade classes, Ms. Roca and Ms. Dominguez, each adopted a baby dwarf hamster as a class pet. The students were beyond excited to pick out their baby hamster. All 10 baby hamsters have been adopted by True North staff and / or families. All that’s needed - food, water, a place to sleep, play, and exercise, and a lot of LOVE!
dadeland campus update!
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s you can see, the groundwork for our new academic building at our Dadeland Campus has already been laid and vertical construction is underway!! We anticipate the new building being completed and ready for occupancy by the next school year (2021-2022). The plan is to open with a K-5 configuration with approximately 375 students. Very exciting!
3rd order of bricks received!
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ur 3rd order of bricks was just received!
Bricks will be installed shortly. Once they are installed, communication will go out for you to come and see and your “build a dream” brick. The exciting news is that we are just beginning to lay down our bricks in front of our brand new gym. There is still plenty of time and plenty of space to leave your legacy. The prices of bricks range from $125 for a 4x8 brick (text only) to $2,500 for a 16x16 array. Come check out the bricks so you can get an idea! Then, go to the following website to place your order:
https://brickmarkersusa.com/donors/tnca.html
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Build a Dream True North would like to say “THANK YOU” to its generous donors to our “Build a Dream” Brick Campaign (*list represents bricks purchased through February 23, 2021) Please consider giving to our 2020-21 Brick Campaign https://brickmarkersusa.com/donors/tnca.html Abbas Family Abreu Family Aguerrebere Family Aguiar Family Alaya Family Aleman Family Alfonso Family Amador Family Amato Family Ammon Family Anguin Family Aragon Family Arencebia Family Arencibia Family Ariola Family Arrojo Family Ayala Family Baez Family Barrenechea Family Bejel Family Bell Family Benetiz Family Bileca Family Bishop Family Blaya Family Blissett Family Bolanos Family Bryan Family Buonassi Family Cabrera Family Calderon Family Camacho Family Cardwell Family Carothers Family Carrazana Family Carreno Family Cartaya Family Castenada Family Castrillon Family Castro Family Catlette Family Centeno Family Chin-You Family Chirini Family Chang Family Chavez Family Christian Family
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Annual Fund True North would like to say “THANK YOU” to its generous donors to our Annual Fund Campaign (*list represents donations made through January 29) This list does not include those who donated through Give Miami Day on Novermber 16-19, 2020
Please consider giving to our 2020-21 Annual Fund Campaign https://truenorthclassicalfoundation.givingfuel.com/annual-fund
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