Category Archives: Upper School Dean’s Core Values

“Change will come our way. We can go through it or we can grow through it. We grow when we seek out solutions rather than let obstacles hinder us.” -George Couros Gossage Cup 105 30 51 42 Brandon Bartelli displays … Continue reading →

“You’re still on the right track. It just has a few more curves than you thought.”-Kierra C.T. Banks Gossage Cup 105 30 0 37 Jonah Presser demonstrated PASSION and KINDNESS by making blankets for Crisis Assistance while quarantined in Florida. … Continue reading →

“Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.” -Roy T. Bennett ***5 HOUSE POINTS to each Advisory that sends a screenshot of ALL Advisees and Advisor in spirit wear to Dean Zelaya! … Continue reading →

“If you gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. you are able to say to yourself, “I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that … Continue reading →

“The human capacity for burden is like bamboo- far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance.” -Jodi Picoult Gossage Cup 78 30 0 37 Anna Dula demonstrated KINDNESS by helping her grandfather with tasks over the weekend to … Continue reading →

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” Theodore Roosevelt Gossage Cup 78 30 0 37 Zach Kellman demonstrated KINDNESS when he did cleaning for his family. Jackson Scurlock demonstrated PASSION when he took a break from … Continue reading →

“You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going.  What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith, and … Continue reading →

“In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers.” -Fred Rogers Gossage Cup … Continue reading →

“We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward.” Isabel Allende Gossage Cup 78 30 0 34 3/14: Emilie Reese 3/15: Hayes Galloway 3/18: Abby Crane 3/21: Lia Easton, Olivia Harper … Continue reading →

“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.”-Rosa Parks Gossage Cup 49 30 0 34 Cameron Shepard Mr. Witherspoon Mr. Hatcher   Nolan Stern showed KINDNESS when he jumped in, at the last minute, … Continue reading →