IN Fox Chapel Area Spring 2019 | Page 14

SCHOOL DIRECTOR RECOGNITION MONTH Kerr Students Honor School Board O n January 7, Kerr Elementary School fourth- and fifth-grade student council members honored the Fox Chapel Area School Board. The group paid tribute to the Board using the acronym “KERR THANKS YOU.” K is for KERRIFIC. We thank you for keeping Kerr Elementary a ‘Kerrific’ place for students to learn. E is for EFFORT. We thank you for putting in the effort to make every day at Kerr Elementary so excellent. R is for RESPECT. We respect all the work and effort you put in to making our school safe. O is for OUTSTANDING. We thank you for being outstanding directors and role models for the staff and students of Kerr Elementary. T is for THANKFUL. We are thankful for the time and U is for UNITING. We thank you for uniting with Kerr staff, resources you have put into our new, amazing school. H is for HELPING. We thank you for helping us learn and grow as students. Kerr Elementary running and making it a great place to learn every day. R is for RESPONSIBILITY. We thank you for showing all the staff and students of Kerr Elementary how to exercise responsibility. Y is for YEARNING. We thank you for yearning to keep A is for AWESOME. We thank you for being an awesome group of leaders and making Kerr an awesome place to learn. N is for NEEDED. We want you to know you are very much needed. Without you, we would not have the education we have today. K is for KIND. We think it is very kind of you to build the staff and students of Kerr a new school. S is for SUCCESS. We thank you for helping to make Kerr Elementary a success. 12 FOX CHAPEL AREA families, architects, builders, and many more to build a new and improved Kerr Elementary School. The Kerr Elementary students gave up their recess time to prepare for the presentation, and learned a lot about what the School Board does. Student Avery Malloy is thankful for the support the Board gives to the community and that the Board ensures that the school runs smoothly. “I didn’t realize it, but they have my food made for lunch, provide books for me, and educate me,” the fourth-grader said. According to fifth- grader Aavree Hill, “A school board member’s job is to make important decisions for schools, create a great education for students, and make a good environment for teachers, students, and administrators.” Additionally, the Dorseyville Middle School violin ensemble played “The Star-Spangled Banner” to kick off the meeting.