Dear Corbett Families and Students,
As we come to the end of Trimester 1, I am very proud of the progress we are making in many areas of our school community. Leadership students put on a well-attended homecoming dance, with an excellent music production by our own Theo VanDam. Most fall sports have wrapped up, and volleyball is competing in the state tournament in Springfield. The Student Council has been asking great questions, and I appreciate their voice in issues that impact all of us.
I believe that one of our main purposes as a high school is to support students in developing skills and behaviors that will allow them to be successful in the workplace: from being on time to interacting with colleagues in a professional manner. As educators, we understand that our role is to teach and reinforce not only content, but also the soft skills that employers will be looking for. In fact, the content is probably secondary to the skills needed to learn and adapt to different environments.
One skill that seems to be more important than ever in the workplace is the ability to recognize inappropriate situations, and have the courage to bring a concerning issue to a supervisor, with the trust that the issue will be addressed. While we do work on this through homeroom curriculum, student clubs, affinity groups, class discussion, and with individual students, we have situations that arise in our school that demonstrate that we still have work to do.
I would like to reinforce with students and parents to communicate with us as soon as possible about any incident involving racist language, harassment, or bullying. Students can talk to their parents, their teachers, their counselors, or myself. It is easy for us to deal with a physical altercation between students, as we are fairly quick to identify the situation. What can be more challenging are the verbal exchanges between students that we don’t witness, which can be equally unacceptable in a school setting or a workplace. Our goal is not to punish but to educate, and when necessary, to repair relationships between students.
I am thankful to work in Corbett, as I firmly believe the partnership between families and our educators will produce outstanding people who will have the skills and knowledge to not only be successful in their own lives, but to contribute to the strength of our communities.
Go Cards!
Kathy Childress
HS Principal
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