The first day of school was spent in a Foundations seminar filled with inspirational speakers, review of the CCS Honor Code and handbook, reminders about the dress code, etc. and ended with beautiful and moving faculty blessings over all the students. But before the students were dismissed, the new students participated in the House Induction Ceremony.
The House leaders and advisors came forward to introduce themselves and share their House fable of origin. (You can read about each House by clicking “House Descriptions” in the black menu bar above. That assumes you are on the blog http://covenantclassicalhouseblog.org/and not reading this via email.)
Audacia Social Prefect, Sydney Himpel, read the fable for House Audacia.
Sapientia Advisor, Mr. Morton, read the fable for House Sapientia.
And Fides President, Jonathan Haycox, read the fable for House Fides.
At this point, all 18 of the new inductees were excited…and some a bit nervous…to learn which House they would be joining. Even the the current House members were anxious to learn who their new lion cubs, wolf pups, and owlets would be, as only Mrs. Haycox and the Heads of School knew how each student was sorted.
All the students gathered in their Houses forming either a circle or tunnel in which to receive their new inductee, while the new students sat in their chairs waiting their name to be called to come forward.
Each new lion cub, wolf pup, and owlet received a House crest shirt and a wristband with their House name on it.
House Fides wolf pups each knelt before the “leader of the pack” as he welcomed and knighted them before they ran through the tunnel to ink their “paw print” in the Fides offical Book of Prints.
House Audacia inducted their new members with red face paint and encircled them while a song from The Lion King played.
Everyone was all smiles, as they looked forward to getting to know their new House family members better over the coming year.
Pursue Wisdom! Keep the Faith! Live Courageously!
