At 6th Grade Orientation today, our students received their locker assignments and combination locks. The secret to getting one of these locks to work can seem daunting at first, sort of like learning to ride a bike. You have to follow the instructions exactly...give the dial a full turn before selecting the initial number, as I recall. Who hasn't experienced rushing against the clock to get to class only to have their locker combination fail to work on the first try? Generations of students have mastered their combination locks and learned to think clearly under pressure at their locker. It's like a mini lesson in character each time....you know the saying, "Whatever doesn't kill you will make you stronger." There is a kind of comfort in seeing a new crop of students going through the routines....a sense that all is well and as it should be. I captured this photo earlier today of a Trinity 8th grader "initiating" his younger brother in the mysteries of the combination lock.
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