Opening Ceremony kicks off the school year

On the first day of the 2022-23 school year, fourth through 12th grade students from both campuses came together in the Field House for the annual celebration of the beginning of the year. As part of the annual tradition of selecting one of the Seven Hills values as a focal point for the school year, Head of School Chris Garten encouraged students to come together and celebrate our honesty and integrity, one of the school’s core values. Doherty fifth grader Isabella Jordan, Lotspeich fifth grader Claire Daily, eighth grader Avery Wang, and seniors Graham DeWitt and Anna Papakirk spoke about the school community and gave helpful advice to encourage students to be honest with their classmates and teachers and to practice integrity throughout the school year at Seven Hills. “In a larger sense, integrity is always standing up to injustice and standing up against what is wrong. It means, ‘if you see something, say something.’ If you see someone treated badly or ostracized or excluded have, the courage to stand up and stop it. Integrity means taking a stand and finding a way to make this world a better place,” Garten said.

Stingers Return to Doherty

With balloons, smiles, and friends new and old, Doherty celebrated the first day of school on Tuesday, Aug. 23. We are all excited for a new school year!

Celebrating Community

Doherty held its first monthly assembly on Sept. 2, which celebrated the Seven Hills value of “commitment to community.” Students shared their definitions of community and welcomed new students and teachers in the Doherty community. As part of Kacey Watkins’ art class, all students learned about community quilts and made a square in their unit’s assigned colors for Doherty’s community quilt that is decorating the Unit III hallway. “Thank you to the whole Doherty art community for contributing and making our quilt look beautiful,” Watkins said at the assembly. Each month the assembly will be focused around one of the Seven Hills values.

Gardens at Doherty