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Students keep honor at the forefront of School’s values
Sep 1, 2003 8:00 AM
By Stefan Eady - Faculty
The signing of the Honor Pledge Book—it is the most solemn tradition that the student body engages in each school year. At the first assembly on the first morning of the school year, Aug. 18, Andrew Gay, president, and Laura Bennett, vice president, invited each new student and faculty member to follow the example set by all other students and faculty in coming to the front of chapel to sign the Honor Pledge Book.
Darlington students incorporated an Honor System in 1915, just 10 years after the School opened, to promote and ensure honesty of all students. In the 88 years since then, a student-elected and student-run council has governed the Honor System.
Administration and faculty members as well as students are focusing renewed attention on the importance of honor in daily school lives. Gordon Neville, associate headmaster and dean of students, urged faculty members during their orientation week to continually educate students about the Darlington Honor Code.
“Education is an absolute must as we strive to ensure that honor is held above everything in the daily life of every member of this school community,” Neville said. “All must come together n supporting and upholding our Honor Code, if the notion of being honorable—never lying, never cheating, never stealing, is to permeate our whole school environment.”
“Take time to pause and reflect on just how precious is the fact of life with honor driven by genuine love as the cornerstone of all interpersonal relationships,” he said.
Darlington students incorporated an Honor System in 1915, just 10 years after the School opened, to promote and ensure honesty of all students. In the 88 years since then, a student-elected and student-run council has governed the Honor System.
Administration and faculty members as well as students are focusing renewed attention on the importance of honor in daily school lives. Gordon Neville, associate headmaster and dean of students, urged faculty members during their orientation week to continually educate students about the Darlington Honor Code.
“Education is an absolute must as we strive to ensure that honor is held above everything in the daily life of every member of this school community,” Neville said. “All must come together n supporting and upholding our Honor Code, if the notion of being honorable—never lying, never cheating, never stealing, is to permeate our whole school environment.”
“Take time to pause and reflect on just how precious is the fact of life with honor driven by genuine love as the cornerstone of all interpersonal relationships,” he said.
