Fran Rodebaugh remembers what it was like to be a junior in high school, beginning her first day of class at Grace Community School (then known as Christian Heritage) in fall 1973. “We weren’t divided …
Listen, Connect, and Love
On May 22, Grace held the commencement exercises for the Class of 2022. The 66 graduates were awarded $6,206,339 in academic scholarships from colleges and universities, an average of $94,035 per …
You Are a Pastor
When I first became a head of school, I had no idea what a head did. After all, I had been a practicing attorney for ten years, and I had only begun working at Grace a year previously as the …
The Sophomore Slump
It’s funny how the same truths are relevant year after year. I wrote this four years ago, when those of you who have high school kids now had kids who were in junior high or elementary. I think you’ll …
State of the School
A few years ago, I started giving an address to our school family in the spring semester, a kind of “year in review” thing. Several of my friends who are heads of school around the country gave …
Praying Powerful Prayers
I love the beginning of school, with all its excitement and enthusiasm. As I was at junior high locker day the other day, a mom shared with me about her recently-graduated daughter, now living in a …