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<b>[MUSIC]</b>

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<b>I think the power of our mission really</b>

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<b>comes in its</b>

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<b>steadfastness, its timelessness.</b>

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<b>The fact that while the world is always</b>

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<b>changing, that our commitment to the</b>

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<b>pillars of our mission,</b>

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<b>Christian values, patriotism, leadership,</b>

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<b>and instilling life learning,</b>

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<b>are really four very central things to</b>

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<b>preparing people for life</b>

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<b>beyond their time in college.</b>

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<b>Lake Highland is very intentional to</b>

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<b>ensure that students have what they need</b>

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<b>in their next phase of education,</b>

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<b>because we select state-of-the-art</b>

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<b>curriculum that serves our students well.</b>

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<b>We have teachers that are experts at</b>

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<b>their craft, and they work really hard to</b>

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<b>individualize instruction,</b>

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<b>to differentiate when needed and take</b>

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<b>them to the next level.</b>

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<b>We have resources to serve students and</b>

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<b>work very intentionally to</b>

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<b>implement those as needed.</b>

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<b>This is the time when they find out where</b>

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<b>their talents are, and our</b>

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<b>students do such an amazing job</b>

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<b>at appreciating each other's talents and</b>

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<b>celebrating and also encouraging each</b>

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<b>other to branch out,</b>

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<b>try new things, but also to bring them to</b>

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<b>that next level, even if it</b>

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<b>is outside their comfort zone.</b>

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<b>We want to make sure that our students</b>

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<b>are prepared to follow that</b>

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<b>mission both within our hallways</b>

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<b>and outside in the larger world. Love,</b>

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<b>concern, mutual respect, a</b>

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<b>passion for lifelong learning.</b>

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<b>There are so many things that our</b>

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<b>Highlanders will thrive off</b>

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<b>of following in that mission,</b>

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<b>they'll impact other people, those around</b>

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<b>them, their family</b>

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<b>members, their community,</b>

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<b>the colleges and universities that they</b>

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<b>go to, and the jobs that</b>

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<b>they take when they leave,</b>

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<b>colleges and universities still remember</b>

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<b>that mission and how important it is,</b>

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<b>and I believe that they'll</b>

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<b>make the world a better place.</b>

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<b>When you look at our mission and the</b>

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<b>basic principles, cornerstones of who we</b>

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<b>are and we hope our students will become,</b>

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<b>it becomes really clear to us that these</b>

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<b>are things that we need to</b>

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<b>begin each and every day,</b>

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<b>thought, and decision with, to help not only</b>

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<b>be a guide for where we are, but also</b>

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<b>point in the distance</b>

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<b>to where we want to be.</b>