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Opening Day 2016
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The first day of classes began with our school community gathered in Washington National Cathedral. Seniors and C Formers processed into the cathedral together—a striking reminder of the growth of students at St. Albans. Enjoy the video!
In his homily, Headmaster Vance Wilson encouraged students to assume the best of others. “For the last two weeks of athletic camps in the Upper School, and this opening day in both divisions, and tomorrow and for a number of days, you are meeting new people and re-meeting people you know or know of. In each case, what assumptions about them are you going to make?” he asked. “Let me make some suggestions: Go out of your way to welcome new students. Invite them out, face to face. As for people you have known before, but not very well—in other words, you know of them—have the courage to toss gossip about them into the trash bin. Don’t believe the social media hoo-rah. Assume the person is worth meeting again and is good, and withhold judgment otherwise. And as for being reunited with your best friends, let them know how much their friendship means to you. You know how to do that, even if it doesn’t involve words.” READ MORE.
In his homily, Headmaster Vance Wilson encouraged students to assume the best of others. “For the last two weeks of athletic camps in the Upper School, and this opening day in both divisions, and tomorrow and for a number of days, you are meeting new people and re-meeting people you know or know of. In each case, what assumptions about them are you going to make?” he asked. “Let me make some suggestions: Go out of your way to welcome new students. Invite them out, face to face. As for people you have known before, but not very well—in other words, you know of them—have the courage to toss gossip about them into the trash bin. Don’t believe the social media hoo-rah. Assume the person is worth meeting again and is good, and withhold judgment otherwise. And as for being reunited with your best friends, let them know how much their friendship means to you. You know how to do that, even if it doesn’t involve words.” READ MORE.
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Located in Washington D.C., St. Albans School is a private, all boys day and boarding school. For more than a century, St. Albans has offered a distinctive educational experience for young men in grades 4 through 12. While our students reach exceptional academic goals and exhibit first-rate athletic and artistic achievements, as an Episcopal school we place equal emphasis upon moral and spiritual education.