November 11,
2016
Dear Parents
and Guardians,
One quarter
of the 2016-2017 school year is now behind us.
I don’t know about you but I find this very hard to believe. It seems like just yesterday I was welcoming
our students back to school. But the
chill in the air and the brilliant colors on the trees are sure signs that it
will not be long until it is time to get out those snow shovels.
The seemingly
never-ending presidential election is now over and our students have
demonstrated that citizenship is a core value that they have embraced. I have had so many conversations with our
students about the issues facing our country and the strengths and weaknesses
of the men and women who ran for the presidency this year. In each of those conversations, our students
showed that they had a good grasp of the issues and had thought seriously about
their own beliefs. Our students created
political videos and art work and watched attentively as students from the AP
Government class held a debate where the positions of the candidates were
presented. On the day after the
election, Trump supporters and Clinton supporters continued to debate the
issues while treating each other with respect.
Your sons and daughters set a wonderful example that so many could learn
from.
When our
students were faced with the saddest of news last month, they embraced each
other and pulled together to help those who were in the most pain. They turned out in huge numbers to support
our teams. They waited hours in line to
pay their respects and helped fill a church to celebrate a young life taken too
soon. They even checked in with their
teachers and their principal to make sure that the adults in our school were
alright. They remembered and honored
their classmate, yet continued to go to class, knowing that they had to
persevere through their grief. The
entire Hull community should be so proud of these young men and women. They truly are such amazing people and they
make me so optimistic about the future of our town and our country.
Next week is
Thanksgiving and we all have a great deal for which to be thankful. I know that being the principal of this
outstanding learning community is something that I am very thankful for.
Very truly
yours,
Michael F.
Devine
Principal
Hull High
School
