September 11, 2016 marks the 15th anniversary of an event which will forever be remembered as the day an act of terrorism woke a sleeping giant and brought new awareness to the vulnerability of our nation. I vividly remember being on the campus of The University of Florida on my way to my French class when I heard students running through a courtyard yelling, "a plane hit a building in New York". Although this memory will be one I will never forget, we are now teaching a new generation of student. A generation which will not remember 9/11 with first hand accounts, but will instead learn about this event on wikipedia. My children (4 year old, Violet, and 8 month old, Clyde) will know only of these events through the stories passed down to them or what they learn in school. It is my fervent prayer that their generation not experience a 9/11 like event, but I know that this is entirely possible given the current climate in today's world. How do we combat this? In a world where many choose to hate, we at Calhoun City Schools will choose to love. We will choose to love each and every student that walks through the doors of our schools. We will teach them to love others and to believe that the world is filled with more people who choose to love than to hate. I hope you will join me in this task as we teach a new generation to love one another, so that Children like Violet here will have hope both now and in the future.
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Student Spotlight
Congratulations to the 2016 CHS Senior Homecoming Court!
Staff Spotlight
CHS ESOL Teacher, Crystal Veal, invested in her students on Friday afternoon and evening. While she could have chosen to head home at the end of a busy week, she remained at CHS to work with nearly 20 ELL students to help them with a written paper assignment. She then followed this by investing in her students by attending a local church service which she was invited to. We appreciate Mrs. Veal's commitment to her students.
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