I spent most of my weekend in school gymnasiums watching my three daughters play basketball. It was during a game at Barton Secondary School in Hamilton where I noticed a quotation from a former principal that was adorning their scoreboard. It stated that "sport doesn't build character....it reveals it." Our Canadian Olympic Athletes revealed their character from the moment the games began to the final punctuation mark with Sidney Crosby's mythical goal! Character that emanated perseverance, an exemplary work ethic, attention to detail and a commitment to excellence.
I can't help but draw parallels to what we espouse in our Catholic Learning Community. The inspiration drawn from the character revealed from our Olympic Athletes should motivate us to do our very best.
To our Grade 12 graduating students....how will you reveal your character as you punctuate your final year!?
To our Grade 11 students...will you reveal your character in the form of our potential student leaders?!
To our Grade 10 students...will you reveal your character in eclipsing the excellence your predecessors established in last year's OSSLT?!
To our Grade 9 students...will you reveal your character in setting levels of achievement in the EQAO Math Assessment that will be the standard to match for years to come?!
In the end, your character will define who you are, what you value and what you are prepared to do.
Thank you for reading my first blog. New blogs will be posted at the beginning of every week. My blogs will range from commentary to school news regarding our academic and co-curricular pursuits. Please feel free to post your own comments/questions about this topic or anything else concerning the Catholic Learning Community at CtK!
I can't help but draw parallels to what we espouse in our Catholic Learning Community. The inspiration drawn from the character revealed from our Olympic Athletes should motivate us to do our very best.
To our Grade 12 graduating students....how will you reveal your character as you punctuate your final year!?
To our Grade 11 students...will you reveal your character in the form of our potential student leaders?!
To our Grade 10 students...will you reveal your character in eclipsing the excellence your predecessors established in last year's OSSLT?!
To our Grade 9 students...will you reveal your character in setting levels of achievement in the EQAO Math Assessment that will be the standard to match for years to come?!
In the end, your character will define who you are, what you value and what you are prepared to do.
Thank you for reading my first blog. New blogs will be posted at the beginning of every week. My blogs will range from commentary to school news regarding our academic and co-curricular pursuits. Please feel free to post your own comments/questions about this topic or anything else concerning the Catholic Learning Community at CtK!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a surprise on Tuesday morning to find this new addition to the CTK website. I try to regularily keep myself informed as to what is happening at the school by checking in on the site and noticed the Principal's Blog. I think it is a nice touch. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteHey Mr. DeSantis, I think that your blog is a really good way for students and parents to see that a high school principal isn`t just an idea...he`s a person. This blog is a great personification of the attitude of our school and the hard working people in it.
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Thanks for sharing. Nice to read a principle's perspective.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to the next one. :-)
Parent of two :-)
I think that its great that you write these!!
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