What We Do / Happy Holidays

Each year at North on the day before the holiday break we host a luncheon for the previous year's graduates who are home from college. Before and after the lunch they get to wander the building with the kind of freedom they didn't have as students, see their former teachers, and re-connect with friends and faculty. It is truly one of the best days of the year, as we get to see the fruits of our labor in the successes of these great representatives of our high school and community.

Our entire administrative team was standing in the hall together today during passing time, and we reflected on the growth that takes place in the four years of high school. Asst. Principal Tom Beach remarked how amazing the transformation is. Our students come as freshmen, some wide-eyed and naive, some surly and cynical, and some every stop between those two extremes. When they come back as alumni, they are mature, positive, excited about their futures, and thankful for their experiences here. It's a great reminder that what we do every day matters.

Happy holidays to our entire North family - we wish health and happiness for all.