SJA每周新闻--花时间做出改变

November 5, 2018

Making Time to Make a Difference

花时间做出改变

Sitting in my office early on Wednesday morning, I was surprised by the arrival of a young man dressed in a dapper blue blazer, matching shirt and tie, and neatly pressed dress pants. I immediately recognized Hirokazu Inoue and rose to greet him. Hiro had faithfully attended our Naples, Florida event while he lived in Florida, but now that he lives in Las Vegas, we see him less often. Therefore, it was a great joy to spend the rest of the morning catching up with him and talking about things going on at school. As a student here, Hiro was always extremely well-dressed, wearing a suit most days, and as described above, he has become an even snappier dresser. Also, while he was a student here, he was determined to be a pilot, and he has succeeded in exceeding that goal too. He is now involved in not only flying but also in helping his employer buy airplanes, which is why he was in our area. Having landed in Montreal, he crossed over into Vermont, drove to Burlington, and then took the 70-mile detour to spend a few hours at his alma mater before heading for Hartford, Connecticut, where the plane purchase would take place.

周三一大早，我坐在办公室里，对一个年轻人的到来感到非常惊喜，他穿着一件漂亮的蓝色外套，搭配衬衫和领带和一条熨烫整齐的裤子。我立刻认出了Hirokazu Inoue并起身和他打招呼。Hiro住在佛罗里达州时曾参加过我们在佛罗里达那不勒斯举办的活动，但现在他住在拉斯维加斯，我们见到他的次数就变少了。因此，我花了一上午的时间和他聊天，谈论学校里发生的事情，真是一件乐事。作为就读过SJA的学生，Hiro的穿着总是非常讲究，大多数时候都穿着西装，就像上面描述的那样，现在他的着装更加时髦。在他的学生时代决心成为一名飞行员，而今他也成功地超越了这个目标。他现在不仅参与飞行任务，而且还帮助雇主买下飞机，这就是他来到这里的原因。在蒙特利尔着陆后，他越过佛蒙特州，开车到伯灵顿，然后绕道70英里到母校待几个小时，然后前往康涅狄格州的哈特福德，在那里购买飞机。

Hiro is the epitome of the kind of alumnus we see all the time. He had formed such close relationships here—with Bonnie Jenks, with Chip Mesics, with Jack Cummings—that he wanted to come by and see them. I experienced the same thing during the boys’ semifinal soccer game when Les Drent stopped by to talk to me and introduce his son. Les is just one of several former Brantview boys who have come by campus in the past few months. Both Hiro and Les reminded me how important it is to make time for relationships, especially for face-to-face time together. Alums like them help me remember that, when we have such wonderful people in our lives, including those we live and work with every day, we should make time to visit with them and spend time together.

Hiro是我们经常见到的那类校友的缩影。他和Bonnie Jenks、Chip Mesics以及Jack Cummings在这里建立了非常深厚的友谊，他想顺便回来看看他们。我也有同样的经历，在男子橄榄球半决赛中，Les Drent过来跟我说话，顺便介绍了他的儿子，Les是过去几个月里拜访校园的布兰特维尤男孩的其中一位。Hiro和Les都让我意识到，花时间搞好人际关系是多么的重要，尤其是面对面的相处时间。像他们这样的校友会让我记得，当我们在生活中遇到这么好的人时，包括那些我们每天在一起生活和工作的人，我们应该抽出时间去拜访他们，花时间和他们相处在一起。

Hiro came to Chapel that day and was embraced by many of the faculty and staff who knew him when he was here. He was present when I celebrated the boys’ soccer team for their semifinal win, becoming the first boys’ soccer team in school history to go to back-to-back Division 1 finals. In congratulating them, I quoted former Academy parent Gary Pappalardo, who messaged us that morning saying that the boys had helped us “be the gold standard for success.” We have received congratulatory messages like that a lot recently, but Gary’s struck me as particularly meaningful. Maybe it was because I was so touched by Hiro’s visit and Les coming by the game, but what I saw in Gary’s message was someone making the time to celebrate young people’s success. We know from experience how praising genuine achievement leads to higher aspirations and even greater achievement, and Gary’s comment allowed me to tell the boys how much we believed that they would take the title. Gary does not have a son on the team or a student at the Academy, but he made the time to lift up a group of young men who have made us all proud. His words reminded me to look for other opportunities to give genuine praise for jobs well done, to make the time to celebrate others even if it is through a brief note or email.

那天，Hiro来到教堂，和许多他在这里上学时候认识教职员工相互拥抱。当我为男子橄榄球队赢得半决赛的胜利而庆祝时，他也在现场，而这支球队也成为学校历史上第一支进入一级决赛的男子橄榄球队。在向他们表示祝贺时，我引用了之前一位学生家长Gary Pappalardo说的话，那天早上他给我们发邮件说，这些孩子们帮助我们“定义成功的黄金标准”。最近我们收到了很多这样的祝贺信息，但是Gary给我留下了特别深刻的印象。也许是因为我被Hiro和Les的到访深深打动了，但是我从Gary的留言中看出是真的有人抽出时间向成功的年轻人表示祝贺。我们从以往的经验中得知，真诚的赞美会让人有更高的抱负，甚至更大的成就。Gary的评价让我可以跟孩子们说我们坚信他们会获得冠军。这支球队里没有Gary的儿子，学院里也没有Gary的学生，但他抽出时间来祝贺一群年轻人，我们大家都为他们感到骄傲。他的话提醒我要寻找机会，对工作做得好的人们给予真正的赞扬，即使只是通过简短的笔记或电子邮件，也要抽出时间来褒奖他人。

Also in Chapel on Wednesday, Glenn Ehrean promoted a talk to be given that Friday night by Mohamad Hafez. As Director of the Colwell Center for Global Understanding, Glenn had welcomed Mohamad before when he came to the Academy to speak about Syrian refugees and his art. Mohamad is a Syrian-born architect with a very impressive portfolio; however, we have come to know him through his work supporting the Syrian refugee community and his artwork depicting their plight. His earlier work, which was featured in a show at the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, highlighted the huge shift from pre-war Syria to present-day Syria, mourning the loss of the peaceful, cosmopolitan culture that was evident in Damascus. His new installation, ”Unpacked: Refugee Baggage”, uses suitcases and bags from those who fled the Nazis and fills them with artistic models that depict the inner turmoil and trauma that refugees carry with them. (If you get a chance, watch his TED Talk on this topic.) After Glenn emphasized the relevance of this topic and encouraged those not going to the semifinal football game to attend the talk, I mentioned one other aspect of Mohamad’s story that I felt was important. Despite his successful career, Mohamad and his wife Dania have made time to help the needy in their midst. They have become bulwarks for the Syrian refugee community and have helped many to get jobs, basic necessities, and education. Mohamad has also made time for his art, using it to express and promote a view of what it is like to be a refugee—hoping to stem the rise of misunderstandings, prejudice, and division and encouraging others to make time to stand up, speak up, and help others like he and Dania have done.

同样是在星期三的礼堂内，Glenn Ehrean还发起了星期五晚上由Mohamad Hafez带来的演讲活动。作为Colwell全球研究中心主任，Glenn曾经邀请Mohamad前来学院谈论叙利亚难民和他的艺术。Mohamad是出生于叙利亚的建筑师，拥有令人印象深刻的作品，而我们是通过他对叙利亚难民社区工作的支持和他描绘困境中的艺术作品来认识他。他早期的作品在圣约翰斯伯里雅典娜剧院的一场演出中展出过，作品突出了从战前的叙利亚到今天的叙利亚的巨大转变，悼念在大马士革中为保和平与世界文化而失去的东西。他的新作品“未打包的难民行李”就是用那些逃离纳粹统治的人们的手提箱和袋子，通过艺术形式来定义它们，而这些作品全都描绘了难民们内心的动荡不安和创伤。（如果你有机会，可以看看他关于这个话题的TED演讲。）在Glenn强调了这个话题的相关性并鼓励那些没有参加橄榄球半决赛的人参与这个活动之后，我提到了另外一点有关Mohamad的事情。尽管他事业成功，Mohamad和他的妻子Dania还是抽出时间帮助贫困的人。他们已经成为叙利亚难民社区的支柱，并帮助许多人获得了工作、基本生活必需品和教育。Mohamad也为他的艺术工作腾出了时间，一次来表达和促进对难民的态度，希望能够消除误解、偏见和分裂的滋生，并鼓励其他人腾出时间站起来，说出来，并像他和Dania这样帮助他人。

Finally, I ended Chapel by reminding all of those present about one other thing anyone eligible should make the time to do, and that is to vote in the mid-term election on Tuesday. Making the time to understand the issues and participate in the democratic process is a privilege we can’t afford to overlook.

最后，我提醒了礼堂内的人应该花时间做的事，那就是在星期二举行的中期选举投票。花费时间了解政事，参与民主进程是我们不能忽视的特权。

As Wednesday ended, I reflected on how inspiring the morning was. I was reminded to make time for relationships and to spend time with the people who mean so much to me; I was also reminded to make time to celebrate the good things in others, to praise them for the good things they do, and to celebrate their successes with words of encouragement. And finally, I was inspired to make time to make a difference in the lives of those who need an advocate, who need support, or who need guidance. Considering how busy our lives are, we all need inspiring mornings like Wednesday to remind us to make time. I am certain that, if we do, it will make a significant difference in our lives and the lives of others.

当周三快要结束的时候，我想起那天早晨是多么振奋人心。我意识到要留出时间与人交往，花时间与那些对我意义重大的人相处；我也提醒我留出时间来庆祝他人的好事，赞扬他们做的好事，用鼓励的话来庆祝他们的成功。最后，还要抽出时间来改变那些需要倡导者、需要支持者或需要指导者的生活。我们的生活的确很忙碌，但是也需要抽出时间来做像星期三那样鼓舞人心的事情。我确信，如果我们这样做，它将对我们的生活和他人的生活产生重大的影响。

The field hockey team captured the DIII state title on Saturday. Photos from the game are here.

曲棍球队周六在3赛区锦标赛中获得冠军。

The boys' soccer team played in the DI state title game for the second consecutive year. They lost to CVU, 4-1. Photos from the game are here.

男子足球队连续两年参加1区锦标赛。这次他们以4-1输给了CVU。

The Open House for students entering grades 9-12 was well attended on Thursday night.

周四晚上的9-12年级学生开放日成功举办。

The annual Wild Game Supper held at The Hilltopper Restaurant Friday night raised over $2,000 for the Streeter-Trafton Scholarship Fund.

周五晚上在Hilltopper餐厅举办了年度Wild Game Supper活动，为Streeter-Trafton奖学金基金会筹集超2000美金。

Members of SJA's Model United Nations delegation caucused with other schools at Phillips Exeter Academy on Sunday.

SJA模拟联合会成员与其他学校的成员周日参加了在菲利普斯艾克赛特学院举办的会议。

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