Weekend Building Hours for 3/12-13, 2016

I hope that the week has been a good one. Once again another Friday has arrived and celebratory gestures are highly encouraged. Yes, we know the drill. Speaking of nice gestures, a collective note of thanks is extended to the Science Department and Upper School Office for the highly acclaimed First Friday Breakfast.

Before I proceed any further, please remember to set your clocks forward this weekend. We lose an hour of sleep, but just consider this step as propelling time ahead towards the Spring Break. Yes, that thought does indeed offer us some solace. We know that in my building hours notes, I always try to offer some thoughts. For example, I had to pause the other day when I witnessed one of our girls successfully handle what seemed like a 100 items. It was a feat that rivaled some of the greatest circus acts. There was a backpack, sports equipment, clothing, a laptop and more. Our girls are not only some of the brightest and most enlightened students in the nation, but I believe they may also be the strongest.

On a different thought, a few weeks ago I attended a very interesting discussion hosted by the Innocence Project. I know that the school community is very familiar with this national public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongly convicted individuals. Our criminal justice system is a complex network of components that represent an integral pillar of our constitutional foundation. Accordingly, the ability for our society to ensure the appropriate and just adjudication of individuals within that process is essential. While cases involving wrongful convictions may seem like anomalies in the vast wave of litigation, they represent an impediment towards achieving real justice. In the end the search for the truth, whether it be exculpatory or damning should always remain a principle virtue. The Innocence Project has worked on several cases in the District of Columbia, yet I still left that discussion with a number of observations and a unique perspective.

The weekend building hours for March 12-13, 2016 are posted below. Please note that while the building will officially open at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, security personnel will be on campus shortly before that time in preparation for the day's events. On behalf of my good friends from the Facilities Department, I would like to wish all of my colleagues a safe and relaxing weekend.

Thank you everyone and take care.

Ken