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The nation's only independent school daily news brief from St. Margaret's School in Tappahannock, Virginia
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Other students join Whitney to speak of the upcoming athletic competitions.
Yesterday at Lunch we celebrated Ms. Judy Preston. Our School President, Layke Jones shared a video, and we include sounds from this touching video. Today we include music from Ms. Judy's favorite artist - Elton John. Ms. Judy, enjoy your farewell and your grandchildren.
Whitney speaks to our Head Prefect on her role and goals for this year. Martine reports on JV Volleyball victory.
Self-care is essential for maintaining mental and physical well-being. Allocate time daily to relax, recharge, and prioritize self-care. Activities like meditation, exercise, reading, or a soothing swim can help reduce stress, improve focus, and foster a healthier, more balanced life. Make self-care a non-negotiable part of your routine.
Living in the precious present means fully immersing oneself in the current moment, appreciating it without dwelling on the past or obsessing over the future. It's about mindfulness, focusing on the now, and finding joy in the simplest of things. It involves accepting life's impermanence, understanding that each moment is unique and fleeting. This mindset fosters gratitude, reduces stress, and enhances well-being. To embrace the present, practice meditation, deep breathing, or simply pausing to notice your surroundings. Cultivate meaningful connections, pursue passions, and prioritize self-care. By living in the present, you can savor the beauty and richness of each passing moment.
A student-athlete is a dedicated individual who excels both in academics and sports. Balancing rigorous coursework and intense athletic training requires discipline and time management. These individuals are driven by their passion for their chosen sport and a commitment to their education.
Student-athletes often showcase remarkable teamwork, leadership, and perseverance, attributes that serve them well in both arenas. They learn valuable life lessons about hard work, resilience, and the importance of setting goals.
These remarkable individuals are not just athletes; they are students first, striving for excellence in the classroom while pursuing their athletic dreams. Their dedication and determination inspire others and represent the embodiment of a well-rounded and accomplished individual.
Kendall speaks poignantly of being a girl in 2023—updates on Volleyball and the weekend plans with BSSAC.
Kendall speaks to gossip, and it's incessant. It is a poisonous social habit that wreaks havoc by sowing distrust, damaging reputations, and fracturing relationships. It thrives on half-truths and assumptions, causing emotional harm and spreading negativity. Its destructive nature erodes trust, fuels insecurity, and stifles open communication, hindering personal and professional growth while fostering a toxic atmosphere. How to stop -
Lead by example; refrain from participating. Address gossip politely, redirecting the conversation. Encourage open communication and conflict resolution. Share positive news and focus on uplifting topics. Promote empathy and discourage judgment.
St. Margaret's School is pleased to announce the school has received transformative gifts totaling $2 Million from longtime supporters Roger Sanders and E. Carlton "Buddy" Wilton, Jr. The gifts are the largest in the school's 102-year history and will fund its focus on river-centric 21st-century learning, aptly called "S.T.R.E.A.M.," along with St. Margaret's recommitment to faith-based education. The money will serve as seed funding for a $10 Million fundraising goal.
When toxic becomes trendy!
Toxicity can become trendy when negative behaviors or attitudes are glamorized or normalized in popular culture, social media, or society at large. This phenomenon can be driven by a desire for shock value, rebellion against conventional norms, or the pursuit of attention and notoriety. When toxic behaviors, such as excessive competitiveness, cruelty, or self-destructive habits, are portrayed as cool or admirable, they can influence impressionable individuals. This trend can harm mental and emotional well-being, fostering a toxic environment where harmful actions are perpetuated. Counteracting this trend involves promoting healthier values and encouraging empathy, kindness, and positive role models.
Welcome back to the nation's only independent school daily podcast and newsfeed from the banks of the Rappahannock River.
This signals that our Monday and Friday Chapels are back in swing as we follow the Book of Common Prayer’s Morning Prayer. This year, the Head Prefect and Master Prefect are leading our services with Dr. Johnson.
If you look at yesterday's New York Times front page, you will not see any mention of the events of September 11th. If you watched CBS’s Sunday Morning with Jane Pawley - no mention.
But for The Daily Thistle, we commemorate the 21st anniversary of 9/11 on this September 12th episode.
"Yesterday at Memorial Plaza in New York City, mourners gathered at Ground Zero in Manhattan on Sunday to mark the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans in New York, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania."
I spoke to a new student about her experiences at St. Margaret's. Ask any student, and market runs are part of the happiness here. As many boarding schools are more isolated in the woodlands, St. Margaret's is located in our town of Tappahannock. Today's Thistle is a little eclectic with part of a conversation between Ken Myers and Zena Hitz, who authored a book about intellectual life. Sure, it's a departure from Walmart, but it's part of what St. Margaret's seeks is teaching the whole student and instilling a genuine love of learning. Our new Dean of Faculty, Mr. Foulk met with the humanities department yesterday and spoke of purposeful learning. That conversation was similar to this excerpt from Ken Myers and Zena Kitz .
Kendall begins her podcast, Sisters' Pride on today's Daily Thistle!
Today I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about something that surrounds us everyday of our lives: community. What really is community? It seems to take on different meanings in our lives. It can be our friend group, our grade, our entire student body, and even our whole school faculty included. As a student at St. Margaret’s I hear this word being used in our honor code, chapel services, and in the classroom. By coming to St. Margaret;s I learned to truly appreciate the value of having a community-oriented school. Not only is community a priority, it is a necessity for students to thrive. Having a strong sense of community in our environment contributes to three areas of our lives: Our Academic lives, social lives, and emotional being.
Today we share last evening’s Christmas service from our own St. John’s Episcopal Church here in Tappahannock, Virginia. Presiding over the service is Reverend Candine E. Johnson who serves as both the Rector of St. John's Church and Chaplain at St. Margaret's School. From St. John’s Episcopal Church in Tappahannock, Virginia
Three years before the founding of St. Margaret’s, King’s College at Cambridge University began the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. That was in 1918, only six weeks after the end of World War I.
In 1928, this annual tradition was the first broadcast across the world. It continues today as the Daily Thistle comes to you from King’s College, Cambridge.
In 1919, Arthur Henry Mann, organist at King’s College, introduced an arrangement of “Once in Royal David’s City” as the processional hymn for the service. In his version that will soon begin, the first stanza will be sung unaccompanied by a boy chorister. The choir and then the congregation join in with the organ on succeeding stanzas. This has been the tradition for over 100 years. It is a great honor to be the boy chosen to sing the opening solo—a voice heard literally around the world by 75 million listeners.
Welcome to King’s College’s Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on this Christmas Eve.
Today our seniors will be hosting a Christmas Market in the Reading Room, The Thistle Shop will also be open from noon to 1:00 pm. We celebrate our Christmas Service today at 5:00 PM. We will be sharing portions of it in tomorrow’s Daily Thistle. Following the service, the St. Margaret’s community will be sitting down for a Christmas Feast in the Dining Hall. Following dinner, we will then gather in our historic St. Margaret’s Hall as each advent friend will deliver their stockings to one another. All in the midst of Hot Chocolate and Christmas music. Tomorrow, I will be hosting the final Daily Thistle for the year. But join us on Christmas Eve as I will be hosting a special edition of the Daily Thistle that will include a Christmas Eve service.
This is Pearl Harbor Day
We thought we would continue with some sounds from the Tappahannock Christmas Parade that was held on Sunday.
In Alumnae News, we share the death of The Rev. William "Pegram" Johnson III, of Richmond, Va., who died on November 25, 2021. A Burial (Memorial) Eucharist is scheduled for 2 p.m. on January 2, 2022, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 815 E. Grace St. in Richmond, with a reception following the service. Rev. Johnson was St. Margaret’s Chaplain in the 1970s. We will share more about Rev. Johnson in the future episodes.
Water Lane. The Parade route found our St. Margaret’s campus front and center as the judges set up their headquarters in front of St. Margaret’s Hall. Our new Step Team was also in the parade along with the school float. This is actually the first time in a long time that St. Margaret’s has participated in the parade. It is also true with the level of Christmas decorations that the school has produced this year. It’s all part of the school’s adherence to its Episcopal tenets and just old-fashioned Christmas spirit.
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