Friday, January 13, 2017

1-13-2017

Mary’s Minute
“We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.”
                                                           ~ George Bernard Shaw

This is the 50th year for Perry Central on this campus.  (Perry Central Community School Corporation was formed in 1963, but originally housed at the old Oil Township High School building.)  I often think about the diligence that made Perry Central a reality and feel an intense obligation to promote the high standards envisioned by this pioneering group.  I also feel an obligation to the Perry Central of the future.  What will the students, parents, staff, and community of Perry Central of the future think of the work we are doing today?  I am driven by an intense need to make our work an honor to those who came before us and a legacy for those who will come later.  This week an exciting announcement seems a fitting part of that puzzle.  Perry Central High School was recognized as an Early College High School.  Perry Central students have the opportunity to be earn their first year of college credit (at no cost) at the same time they complete their high school diploma.  Fifty years ago, our “founding fathers” would likely not have envisioned the majority of PC students graduating with over 15 college credits.  Likewise, we cannot predict the kind of world that PC students fifty years from now will be preparing for.  What we do know is that when we put students’ needs first and work tirelessly for creative and caring solutions we pay respect to our past and the future.
                                                                                 Have a great week!

                                                                                         Mary

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