Category Archives: Upper School Dean’s Core Values

“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” –  Colin Powell Colin Powell, born April 5, 1937, wan an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. During his military … Continue reading →

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars and to change the world.”-Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was born a slave, her parents named … Continue reading →

“Through thickest gloom look back, immortal shade, On that confusion which thy death has made.” ― Phillis Wheatley PHILLIS WHEATLEY During a time when black people were discouraged from learning how to read and write, Phillis Wheatley, a Senegal/Gambia-born black … Continue reading →

“I’d like to major in theoretical mathematical physics.” – Dr. Walter McAfee Walter Samuel McAfee was born September 2, 1914, in Ore City, Texas. He was born to Luther and Susie McAfee. His father was a mechanic and his mother … Continue reading →

“The best advice that was given to me was that I had to be 10 times smarter, braver and more polite to be equal. So I did.” –  Samuel L. Jackson Actor Samuel Leroy Jackson was born on December 21, … Continue reading →

“Gray skies are just clouds passing over.” – Duke Ellington Born 29 April 1899 in Washington DC, composer, bandleader, and pianist Edward Kennedy (“Duke”) Ellington was recognized in his lifetime as one of the greatest jazz composers and performers. A … Continue reading →

“We all have dreams. In order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort.”—Jesse Owens Jesse Owens is best remembered by sports aficionados as the man who upset Adolf Hitler’s Aryan … Continue reading →

“The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.”—W.E.B. Du Bois William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was a noted scholar, editor, and African American activist. Du Bois was a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement … Continue reading →

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion.” -Nelson Mandela The South African activist and former president Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) helped bring an end to apartheid and has … Continue reading →

“If it is not possible for me to go somewhere and to be willing to encounter people with different views, then I’m really not doing my job.” –  Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza Rice was born on November 14, 1954 in Birmingham, … Continue reading →