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Mrs. Evins Talks to Lower School about Core Values

2/20/2020

At this morning’s Lower School Town Meeting, Head of School Penny Evins spoke to JK-4th Graders about Collegiate’s core values: Honor, Love of Learning, Excellence, Respect and Community.

Mrs. Evins used the example of going to a grocery store to illustrate her talk. Many lessons learned while shopping relate to each of the School’s values, she said.

She referenced back to Convocation in the fall, when, using the letters in Cougars, she asked students to “courageously observe, to understand and go forth as responsible citizens.”

“What I hope is that you will watch those around you and your own behaviors and live a life that makes our world and, yes, our grocery stores, better places,” Mrs. Evins said.

She thanked students for allowing her to speak to them, and “for living our values here, at home and in the wider world, just as our founder, Ms. Baker, asked us to do — be good citizens in the widest sense.”

Also at the meeting, demonstrating Collegiate’s core values in action, 3rd Grade students reported that their recent Cougars Care for a Cause market earned $1,983.52 for the Richmond Metro Habitat for Humanity, and Kindergartners raised $551 from the Cougar Shoe Store to benefit United Methodist Family Services.

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