By Roger L. Perry
Headmaster, Lakehill Preparatory School
I truly enjoyed the many holiday programs at the end of December, as the children’s performances were outstanding. The holidays were terrific with plenty of family time, relaxation, and the time to take on the list of home projects that had grown over the course of the year. It is a pleasure to say that my original list is clear and it can start rebuilding now that we are starting the New Year.
Well, 2012 is here! It has a nice ring to it, 2012. I have a feeling this is going to be an exceptional year in so many ways. As is tradition, many of our graduates, who are currently on the remainder of their college breaks, stop in to see us and give us updates on their experiences.
Edina Suss, a recent grad of Vassar, is leaving for a six-month language immersion program in Mexico, prior to beginning Medical School at U.T. Southwestern this fall. Carrie Patterson, who graduates from TCU this spring, has already landed her job with a major investment banking firm. Chris Good is playing Division I baseball at the University of New Mexico. My youngest son, Chase, just got a promotion at Fidelity Investments. It is always good to have your children gainfully employed. Kaitlin Janning is graduating from Furman this spring and has several Medical School acceptances to choose from for the fall. On the drive in to school yesterday, I heard a commercial for a new hospital in Sunnyvale and the speaker was a vascular surgeon named Rizwan Bukhari. Rizwan was one of the best second basemen to ever play for me at Lakehill. And just today, I received a copy of Flames of Faith, the ninth book published by John Cunyus, PhD.
These stories and hundreds of others like them continue to provide confirmation that we are providing the world with quality young people, who are going to make a positive impact on the world.
I look forward to seeing many more of our alumni next weekend at the first annual Alumni Weekend. On Friday, we will host an Alumni-Senior Breakfast at the Environmental Science Center. At this event, we will honor alumnus Brad Bartholow with our first Distinguished Alumni Award and welcome the seniors that will make up the next alumni class. On Saturday night, we will gather at Times Ten Cellars for an All-Class Reunion. I look forward to hearing many more wonderful stories about the successes of Lakehill’s alumni.