背阴书院 officially installed alumnus Bartley P. 小格里菲思. '93 as president in a formal ceremony Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, at the 希尔曼中心 for Performing 艺术 on the 高级学校 campus.
More than 500 members of the SSA community attended the ceremony in Richard E. Rauh Theater, which opened with a musical performance of 太阳来了 由SSA爵士组合演唱. 牧师. 汤姆·约翰逊73年 gave the invocation, 和 校董会 Chair 乔恩·卡明，91年 欢迎客人. 高中教师 苏惠特尼 gave remarks on behalf of the faculty, 和 Gilman School Headmaster Henry Smyth, under whom Griffith worked prior to at SSA, 读一首诗.
Then, students from SSA's four campuses presented Griffith with gifts. 乡村走读学校五年级 艾莉拉曼 三年级学生 Giovani迪亚兹 gave him a compass to help guide him on his journey as president. 初中五年级 朱利安•布朗 和 Breslyn Plesh Stock-Bratina gave him a framed photo of the 初中 community 和 an honorary "Doctorate in Fun" degree for being such a fun president. 八年级学生 卡罗琳·麦克劳克林 和 Kamal曾 presented him with wristb和s 和 a framed copy of the 中学 motto, “你所做的很重要," to help him remember those important words. 高中12年级 丹尼尔徐 和 莫莉Skvorak gave him an image of Rowe Hall etched into wood using the laser cutter in the new Glimcher Tech & 设计中心, 和 a photo mosaic featuring images of 高级学校 students, in recognition of his respect for the past, his interest in the students 和 his vision for the future.
The 高级学校 Chamber Choir performed 在我的生活中 by The Beatles, one of Griffith's favorite b和s. Griffith's wife, Danica, introduced 牧师. Dr. 比尔·克拉克森, former president of The Westminster 学校 in Atlanta, who gave the installation address. Clarkson hired Bart 和 Danica as faculty members at Westminster, 他们相遇的地方, 和 he later officiated their wedding.
Kamin gave the investiture 和 charge to Griffith as president, 谁全心全意地接受了,说“我全身心投入。, 阴暗的一面." He thanked program participants, his predecessors (including former SSA presidents 爱默生约翰逊 和 彼得Kountz in attendance), the administration, faculty, staff, students, civic leaders 和 his family. Reflecting on SSA's tradition of asking bold questions, he closed by saying "As your president, I promise we will continue asking big, 大胆的问题. I promise we will lead in a world that desperately needs leadership. 和, 最重要的是, I promise we will take good care of one another, loving both our school 和 its people with all our might." Read Bart Griffith's full acceptance speech here.
Kountz gave the benediction, 和 guests joined in singing the alma mater to conclude the ceremony. A reception immediately followed the ceremony on the Mary Hillman Jennings Plaza.
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In honor of Bart Griffith’s first year, the 蓝色的 & 黄金基金 is offering a new gift designation: the President’s Discretionary Fund. Please consider making a gift to this fund to help successfully launch Bart's tenure at SSA!