Flag Raising Starts the 2023-2024 School Year Strong
Shore officially marked the start of the 2023-2024 school year at the annual Flag Raising on Friday, September 1, 2023.
Members of the sixth grade class marched through the crowd of students, employees, alumni, and families, carrying each House banner and gathering around the flagpole.
Interim Head of School Amy Vorenberg introduced the theme for the school year, a tradition that provides the Shore community a sentiment to revisit and think about as the year progresses. This year's theme is ‘Strength in Community,’ with Vorenberg saying “we are a strong learning community that when boiled down to it prioritizes two things. We take care of each other as we get smarter. Every day, all day.”
“There’s a lot you're going to hear this year about the Community Code in your classrooms, in family meetings,” said Vorenberg. “Because the Community Code guides everything we do here at Shore.”
After Vorenberg recited the Community Code, three student flag raisers came forward with the American flag and Shore flag, and a group of fifth grade singers stood in front of the garden to sing ‘America the Beautiful.’
As the flags reached the top of the pole, the community cheered and students were dismissed to their classrooms to spend their days getting smarter as they take care of each other, while families stayed to catch up with one another and learn more about volunteering with the Shore Families Association.
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Upper School Innovation Specialist Cam McNall practices raising the flag with a student. -
Kindergarten students sit on the steps to watch the Flag Raising. -
A group of Shore alumni attend the Flag Raising. -
Grade 5 student singers walk to the flagpole. -
Families, employees, students, and alumni celebrated the beginning of the school year. -
The Shore Beaver took photos with the community. -
Grade 6 students gathered around the flagpole carrying their House banners. -
Families watch the American flag and Shore flag reach the top of the flagpole. -
Interim Head of School Amy Vorenberg waves to the camera. -
Families learned more about volunteering with the Shore Families Association (SFA.) -
Coffee was served at the SFA Volunteer Fair. -
The Shore community gathers around the flagpole. -
Kindergarten students give a thumbs up. -
Families watch the American flag and Shore flag reach the top of the flagpole. -
Grade 6 students gathered around the flagpole carrying their House banners. -
Coffee was served at the SFA Volunteer Fair.
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Shore students raise the flag.
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Interim Head of School Amy Vorenberg introduces the theme for the school year.
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The theme for the school year is ‘Strength in Community,’ and provides a sentiment to revisit and think about as the year progresses.
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Shore Country Day School’s mission is to provide an education that inspires a love of learning and encourages children to embrace academic challenge. We seek to build character, cultivate creativity, and value diversity as we help our children become healthy, compassionate citizens of the world.
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