The Students Arrive!
For the past month we have been worried about students and parents navigating the mud soaked 2km road to the school. Every time we thought we had an opportunity to bring contractors in to repair it, the skies would open and buckets of rain would fall. So, you can imagine our relief when, three days before school was to start, the skies cleared and we moved quickly forward dumping over 120 truck loads of rock and gravel to fill the muddy pools of water on the road.
Our first meeting with the students in the amphitheater was filled with the introduction of faculty and staff along with Gojo cheers, and announcements.
Our founder, Rebecca Haile was on hand to welcome everyone. We are all so proud of her for winning the prestigious Bego Sew Award. She shared her vision for the school and shared the importance of honor in her life and that of her family. She has a powerful story of fleeing fleeing to America as a refugee when the regime changed in Ethiopia in the early 1970's. If you would like to learn more about her story, you can find it here.
It was all hands on deck as our grounds crew supervised the work from early morning to let in the evening. The grueling work was completed just before the 10:00am arrival time on Sunday, allowing our students and families to drive to the school.
We met in the HMA at 8:30 Sunday morning and Maya went over the schedule for the day. Everyone had worked so hard in preparation for welcoming and teaching the students. While we were well prepared, we were all a bit nervous in meeting the kids for the first time
Our security team kept us safe as they checked bags for items not allowed on campus.
Our founder, Rebecca Haile was on hand to welcome everyone. We are all so proud of her for winning the prestigious Bego Sew Award. She shared her vision for the school and shared the importance of honor in her life and that of her family. She has a powerful story of fleeing fleeing to America as a refugee when the regime changed in Ethiopia in the early 1970's. If you would like to learn more about her story, you can find it here.
We wrapped up the day meeting with the new 9th graders, giving them their laptops and leading them through games and activities, such as a design challenge in the HMA Room.
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