Be Proud Of All You Have Accomplished

I am honoured to be speaking to you in my second year as the Chair of the Board of Governors of this great place we call Crescent School. Those of you who were here for my remarks last year may recall my focus was on the Crescent family. In essence, I noted that we are all more like family than just a collection of students, teachers, parents, administrators and alumni. This year proved that again.

As the Chair, I’m as close as a parent can get to this fantastic place, and I am extremely proud of this family. We are gathered here today to celebrate the myriad accomplishments of some outstanding boys. But it should not be lost on everyone that while some boys are singled out for special attention, we’re also here to honour the hard work, sacrifice and love of all these boys, and all of their families. Be proud of all you have accomplished.

I need to start off by offering thanks to our great faculty whose commitment both in the classroom and with co-curricular activities is a key differentiator for Crescent. Our facilities are amazing. But the people are what brings Crescent to life. Our first-class educators work long days, many nights and often weekends to make sure the boys have a special experience. The Board of Governors considers these people our greatest asset, and I know you agree. Mr. Fellin and the leadership team are completely dedicated to ensuring that Crescent continues to improve, while holding tight to the school’s most honoured traditions. I offer deep thanks to them.

Boys, today I’d also like to add a new tradition and ask you to show your thanks to your parents for the often extraordinary sacrifices they make in order to send you to Crescent School. Trust me when I say that one day it will hit you just how lucky you are that your parents cared enough to send you here. Please give them a huge round of applause.

I share the responsibility for the governance of the school with 17 extremely dedicated, talented and experienced people. Every single one of them serves in order to make a difference: setting the School's strategy, monitoring finances, and worrying about pretty much everything that could impact the boys and Crescent's stellar reputation. We take our responsibilities very seriously and I assure you that it is no light burden. So a heartfelt thank-you to my fellow governors.

My congratulations to all the graduates who now move on to exciting challenges in universities all over the world. The list of destinations for these boys is amazing. Over $1 million in scholarship dollars have been offered to attract these boys to various programs around the world. Pretty impressive.

Gentlemen, remember these years. As Head Boy Max Bennett said to the Board on Monday night, “I had no idea time would go so fast.” Enjoy your summer and be refreshed and energized for the fall. Next year will be another amazing year.


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