I have come away from this week convinced that you and I have been placed at Trinity by the will of God, and that we serve a very important purpose each and every day. Words cannot express my appreciation for the way you have handled what has been a very tough week. I have seen you function as the Body of Christ, ministering to our students through their grief, and showing them the love that they need to see and feel during such a trying time.
Please continue to keep an eye on all of our students in the days and weeks ahead. We will all be passing through various stages of grief, and we will need each other more than ever.
Our plan for this week is to have a sense of normalcy return to our campus. However, please continue to be sensitive to the way you classes feel at any given moment. You know your kids best.
Many thanks to Kay Kirtland and Ahna Baggett, along with Latrell and Anita for standing in the gap up a Camp Cosby. I knew that the 6th-graders were in good hands as we guided our kids through this tragedy back home. I owe those kids a field trip, so we're going to put together a day trip sometime in the spring (thanks, Kay!).
Thanks also to Whittington McLemore for preparing and running our trip to the Capitol, State House, and Judicial Building Friday. It was so good for our 7th-graders to get off campus at the end of the week.
To the 8th-grade teachers, thanks for letting the kids have some time to talk Thursday. Your flexibility allowed our kids to pray, begin the healing process, and bond as a class. I know they are grateful for that time.
I am deeply humbled to serve as your principal, and I look forward to seeing each of you tomorrow morning. I will send an email early in the day with the business of the week. For now, please accept my heartfelt thanks for a job well done.
God Bless.
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