Superintendent's Thoughts

This week I had the privilege once again to be a part of our High School graduation ceremony. It never fails to inspire me to see these young men and women poised and ready to move on to God’s calling for the reminder of their lives. This is often a huge step in their quest for independence. From this time forward their relationship with their parents changes. It is an important juncture where the past and the future separate in ways that other than when someone is getting married seldom occur in one’s life journey. If future plans include further study, more graduations are also possible but those are often more about launching a career than experiencing separation from your roots. I do not want this to sound like a bad thing; it is a normal part of the rhythm of life when young folks are ready to spread their wings and try to solo just a bit more. Clearly the ties to friends and family from their schooling years remain connected and important, but the boundaries extend a bit further and the familiar is n