SJA News ——校长的话：不要分裂，要团结！

Message from the Headmaster

Don't Rip; Weave

不要分裂，要团结

Chef Gerry Prevost, as the Guest Speaker of this year’s National Honor Society (NHS) Induction, was the last speaker of the afternoon, and he gave a powerful and poignant speech that emphasized the same theme that had woven together the student speeches before him. Katie Girouard, Grace Larocque, Anna Piro, and Zoe Montague each spoke about the mission of the organization: to serve others by pursuing leadership, scholarship, character, and, of course, service. In his occasionally emotional remarks, Chef recounted his high school years and the life lessons that his parents and mentors taught him. He summed them up in the motto “live to give.”

作为今年国家荣誉协会（NHS）会员入会仪式的客座演讲人，学校主厨Gerry Prevost是当天下午最后一位发言的人。他为我们带来了一场深刻又有影响力的演讲，强调了在他之前演讲过的同学所说的同样的主题。Katie Girouard，Grace Larocque，Anna Piro和Zoe Montague，他们每个人都谈到了学生团体的使命：通过不断提高领导能力和学识品格来为整个社会服务。在他鲜有的深刻记忆中，主厨回忆起高中的岁月以及他的父母和导师教会他的东西。他将其总结为座右铭“活着就为了奉献”。

He explained that, though he himself was not inducted into NHS (in fact, he never even made honor roll), he went on to be a success in his chosen career and his life—living with “no regrets”—because he followed a few key pieces of advice:

他解释说，尽管他自己没有被选入NHS（事实上，他甚至从未上过荣誉榜），但他仍然在自己所选择的职业和生活中取得了成功--“没有遗憾”地活着，因为他遵循以下原则去生活：

1. Build relationships.

2. Be kind.

3. Help those who need it.

4. Find a passion and be passionate about using it to make a difference.

5. Be aware of the effects of your actions.

6. Be part of something bigger than yourself.

1. 建议人际关系。

2. 平易近人。

3. 乐于助人。

4. 培养一种兴趣，并用它来改变现状。

5. 注意你的行为所产生的影响。

6. 向比你强大的人学习。

He closed by referring back to the message alumnus Marc Isabelle had delivered in Chapel two days earlier: “do good whenever you can because each good deed starts a ripple effect that will have impacts and influences far beyond what you can see.” Chef congratulated the new inductees on their accomplishments and encouraged them to “keep the ripples going.”

他最后引用了两天前校友Marc Isabelle在教堂里所表达的主题：“尽你所能做好事，因为每一件好事都会产生连锁反应，其影响远远超出你所能看到的范围。”主厨对新入会成员的成就表示祝贺，并鼓励他们再接再厉。

Gerry’s and Marc’s words echoed a recent editorial by New York Times columnist David Brooks, “A Nation of Weavers.” In the article, Brooks laments the current state of social isolation and fragmentation, citing evidence that these societal banes are increasing and are increasingly causing depression and suicide, injustice and anger, loneliness, and a sense of worthlessness. He recounts his decision to do something to counteract this trend. In short, he began Weave: The Social Fabric Project at the Aspen Institute—an effort to mend and strengthen our social fabric by prioritizing relationships over selfish pursuits. As he developed this project, Brooks discovered a whole host of people who are actively working toward this same prosocial goal, and he identified some common traits they share: a concern for the whole person, a desire to act in concert with others (don’t do for others or to others; do with others), and ability to love beyond boundaries, listen patiently, see deeply, and make someone feel known.

Gerry和Marc的演讲主题与《纽约时报》专栏作家David Brooks最近发表的一篇社论“一个编织民族”相呼应。在这篇文章中，Brooks对当前的社会孤立和分裂状态表示痛心，并引用了一些证据来证明社会禁令正在增加，并且让人产生抑郁、自杀、不公正、愤怒、孤独以及毫无价值的感觉。他叙述了他决定做些什么来缓解这一趋势。简而言之就是，他开始了Aspen研究所的社会结构项目Weave，这个项目就是要将人际关系优先于个人追求来修复和加强我们的社会结构。在他开发这个项目的过程中，发现了一大批致力于同一个社会目标的人，他们有一些共同特征：关心他人，愿意与他人合作，以及拥有超越界限的爱、耐心倾听、细致观察的能力，让他人感觉到被深刻地理解。

Brooks, like Gerry and Marc, emphasized the power of strong and healthy relationships as the key to changing the world for the better. This week in Fuller Hall, we saw several examples of these relationships formed across boundaries. Throughout the week, we were joined by our guests from Kaijo Gakuen in Tokyo, Japan, as 30 young men stayed with local families and attended classes with their “host brothers and sisters.” On Wednesday, before Chapel began, these young men and their teachers joined with our faculty and students spontaneously singing along to John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (a song they had learned to sing as part of their English class as 7th graders—a happy coincidence!). Later that morning, Social Studies teacher Lucas Weiss and English teacher James Bentley gave an outstanding spirited musical performance collaborating with three student musicians—Joey Yan, Marc Lamontagne, and Myles Thornton-Sherman. Finally, on Thursday, Gaku Nagata, the English teacher from Kaijo, gave a powerful and eloquent farewell speech that showed how much he understood and valued our community, and he was followed by Kaijo student Tsuyohi Enta, who expressed the connection that Kaijo students had formed with their host families.

Brooks和Gerry、Marc一样，他们都强调了稳定和健康的人际关系是改变世界的关键。本周在Fuller大厅，我们见证了跨越国界人际友谊关系。整个星期，我们都和来自日本东京Kaijo Gakuen学校的宾客们愉快相处，30名年轻人与当地住家住在一起，和他们的“住家兄弟姐妹”一起上课。星期三，在礼堂开始之前，这些年轻人和他们的老师与我们的教职工和学生一起，自发地跟着John Denver合唱“Take Me Home, Country Roads”（这是他们作为七年级学生在英语课上学会唱的一首歌）。当天晚些时候，社会学老师Lucas Weiss和英语老师James Bentley与三位学生音乐家Joey Yan、Marc Lamontagne和Myles Thornton-Sherman合作，进行了一场精彩绝伦的音乐表演。最后，在星期四，来自Kaijo的英语老师Gaku Nagata发表了一场生动而深刻的告别演讲，表达了他对我们学校社区的理解和重视。Kaijo的学生Tsuyohi Enta紧随其后演讲，他叙述了Kaijo学生与其住家之间的深刻友谊。

Brooks ended his article by stating that cultural change happens when a small group, often on the margins of society, finds a better way to live and other people copy them. This week showed us that such groups of people live among us, and we would do well to emulate them. Lots of forces in contemporary society can rip us apart, but we can choose to be part of a nation of weavers and create ripple effects that can change the very fabric of our society. In this way, we really can change the world.

Brooks在文章的结尾说，当一个社会边缘群体找到一种更好的生活方式，而其他人又复制了他们的生活方式时，就会有文化方面的变化产生。本周我们就见证了生活在我们中间的这样一群人，我们会很好地效仿他们的生活方式。当代社会的许多力量都可以让社会产生分裂，但我们可以选择成为一个民族的一部分，团结起来并产生涟漪效应，从而改变社会的结构。这样，我们真的可以改变世界。

Mark Your Calendar

Monday, April 1, 7:00 p.m.

富乐厅

‘’The Just So Stories

Monday, April 1 through Tuesday, April 2, 8:00 a.m.

所有佛蒙特州9年级学生的SBAC测试。教堂将于上午9点20分开始。

Thursday, April 4, 2019

家长会

4:00-5:30 p.m. and 6:30-9:00 p.m.

注册

Thursday, April 4, 6:00 p.m.

富乐厅

时装周

Saturday, April 13 to Sunday, April 21

春假

Monday, April 22 through Tuesday, April 23, 8:00 a.m.

所有佛蒙特州11年级学生的VTSA科学测试。教堂将于上午9点20分开始。

Thursday, April 25, 7:00 p.m.

梅奥中心的格雷斯·斯图尔特·奥卡特图书馆

科尔韦尔系列演讲嘉宾为哈佛大学韦瑟海德研究员吴珊卓

In The News

SJA Theatre to Present The Just So StoriesSJA剧场呈现‘The Just So Stories’

The award-winning St. Johnsbury Academy Theatre will present its Vermont Regional Drama Festival-winning production of Rudyard Kipling's The Just So Stories in Fuller Hall on Monday, April 1 at 7:00 p.m

获奖的圣·约翰学院剧院将于4月1日(周一)晚7点在富勒厅上演拉迪亚德·吉卜林(Rudyard Kipling)的小说(The Just So Stories)，该剧在佛蒙特州地区戏剧节上获奖

Science Olympiad Team #1 in Vermont佛蒙特州科学奥林匹克第一团队

St. Johnsbury Academy science students recently placed first in the Vermont State Science Olympiad at The University of Vermont.

圣约翰学院的理科学生最近在佛蒙特大学举办的佛蒙特州科学奥林匹克竞赛中获得第一名。

Student Wins Vermont Archaeological Society Essay Contest学生赢得佛蒙特考古学会征文比赛

Sophomore Scarlett Wu won the Annual Vermont Archaeology Month High School Paper Contest held by the Vermont Archaeological Society.

高二学生吴思嘉(Scarlett Wu)在佛蒙特考古学会举办的佛蒙特考古月高中毕业论文竞赛中获奖。

Sense Of the Week

The Hilltopper Restaurant rolls out its Signature Menu starting tomorrow. Check it out here, and don't forget to call 748-8965 for reservations!    

山顶餐厅从明天开始推出招牌菜单。在这里看一下，别忘了打748-8965预订!

Joey Yan, Marc Lamontagne and Myles Thornton-Sherman performed in Chapel with faculty Lucas Weiss and James Bentley.

乔伊·扬，马克·拉蒙塔尼和迈尔斯·桑顿·谢尔曼在《教堂》中扮演卢卡斯·韦斯和詹姆斯·本特利。

Students in the Forest Resources and Land Management class spent some time at a sugar house producing maple syrup. Thank you to Doug '79 and Kandy Brill Petty '83 for the use of their sugar house on Petty Rock Farm.

森林资源和土地管理班的学生花了一些时间在一个制糖厂生产枫糖浆。感谢79年道格和83年坎迪·布里尔·佩蒂使用他们在佩蒂洛克农场的糖屋。

Our annual Fashion Show is coming up on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. in Fuller Hall. Take a look at some of our students at work on their designs here.    

我们的年度时装表演将于星期四下午6点在富勒大厅举行。看看我们的一些学生在这里做他们的设计。

A large number of students participated in the 75th Northeast Districts Music Festival at North Country Union High School last weekend. Members of the Festival Concert Band performed Friday as did the Academy Wind Quintet. Saturday's concert featured the Wind Ensemble and Chorus. Kaci Cochran received the Richard Croudis Scholarship. Many of these students will also take part in the Vermont All State Music Festival in May. Front row, left to right: Anna Aiken, Harmony Evans, Lauren Girouard, Kaci Cochran, Chelsea Chen, Jessie Du, Zach Anti; 2nd Row, left to right: Jordan Barbour, Kaitlyn Giroaurd, Grace Phelps, Eliana Eckhaus, 3rd Row, left to right: Marc Lamontagne, Will Haresch, Kat Mayhew, Myles Thornton-Sherman, Luke Young-Xu, Chase Elliot, Madison Wilson, Joey Yan, Rose Sullivan, Cece Sweeney; Back Row, left to right: Lukas Morris, Will Kimber, Evan Thornton- Sherman, Eli Winters, Henry Sipples, Emma Buhner, Mason Davis, Hunter LeBlanc, Gavin Ghafoori.

上周末，一大批学生参加了在北方联合高中举行的第75届东北地区音乐节。音乐节乐队成员和学院管乐五重奏乐队成员在周五进行了表演。星期六的音乐会以管乐合奏团和合唱队为特色。Kaci Cochran获得了Richard Croudis奖学金。这些学生中的许多人还将参加5月份的佛蒙特州全美音乐节。前排，从左至右:安娜·艾肯，哈莫尼·埃文斯，劳伦·吉鲁阿德，卡奇·科克伦，切尔西·陈，杰西·杜，扎克·安蒂;第二排，从左至右:乔丹·巴伯、凯特琳·吉鲁德、格蕾丝·菲尔普斯、埃克豪斯、埃克豪斯、第三排，从左至右:马克·拉蒙塔尼、威尔·哈斯奇、凯特·梅休、迈尔斯·桑顿-谢尔曼、卢克·杨旭、蔡斯·埃利奥特、麦迪逊·威尔逊、乔伊·严、罗斯·沙利文、茜茜·斯威尼;后排，从左至右:卢卡斯·莫里斯、威尔·金伯、埃文·桑顿-舍曼、伊莱·温特斯、亨利·斯派普斯、艾玛·布纳、梅森·戴维斯、亨特·勒布朗、加文·加福里。

Our FIRST Robotics team talked with Scott Fleishman from WCAX about their upcoming district competition.

我们的第一个机器人团队与WCAX的Scott Fleishman谈论了他们即将到来的地区比赛。

Senior Sam Bulpin recited a poem for the devotional in the State House of Representatives last week. This followed his success in the Vermont Poetry Out Loud competition in which he finished second in the state finals.    

上周，高年级学生山姆·布尔平(Sam Bulpin)在州众议院为祈祷仪式朗诵了一首诗。此前，他在佛蒙特州诗歌朗诵比赛中获得成功，并在州决赛中获得第二名。

We were sad, as always, to see our Kaijo visitors leave.

和往常一样，看到凯霍岛的游客离开，我们都很难过。