\u00a0Here is an interesting question: how many building principals that you know have\u00a0 a building or a facility named after them while still alive and contributing to the profession? When you stop and consider this thought, you may feel that this would be a rather unusual event and certainly done for a very special school principal.<\/p>\n
Well, it has happened and the principal was Mrs. Carolyn F. Bernard, the recently retired building administrator at Grassfield High School in the Chesapeake School Division. On October 25, a dedication ceremony and the unveiling of a dedication plaque took place prior to the evening’s football game. The plaque identifies the facility as the “Carolyn F. Bernard Staduim.” As you can imagine, it was a special evening for all of the Grassfield family of staff, students and parents.\u00a0 For Carolyn, it was a special event considering she served two years as the planning principal for Grassfield High School from 2005 to 2007 and retired from GHS after\u00a0six years as principal in 2013.<\/p>\n
If you have attended the VASSP Summer Conference\/Exposition in the past few years you\u00a0can certainly\u00a0recall Carolyn’s effervescense, out going personality and leadership qualities that made her a valuable member of our organization and the VASSP Board of Directors.\u00a0 Carolyn has been a member of VASSP since 1995, served on the board as the representative for Region 2 and as VASSP President in 2011-2012.<\/p>\n
The Chesapeake Division superintendent,\u00a0Jim Roberts,\u00a0summed it all up with a portion of his remaks for the evening listed below.\u00a0 Congratulations Carolyn from all of us in VASSP!<\/p>\n
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\u00a0Today we celebrate the dedication of this stadium to Carolyn. Perhaps<\/p>\n
we can say\u2026.the house that Bernard built\u2026. She will always be<\/p>\n
celebrated for the foundation she established merging student and<\/p>\n
faculty groups together with the finished product being Grassfield High<\/p>\n
School. Her tireless efforts will always be remembered when students<\/p>\n
practice and play in this stadium and carry on the traditions she helped<\/p>\n
to establish Grassfield High School as a premier school in Chesapeake<\/p>\n
as well as the State. Not only will this stadium stand for athletic<\/p>\n
excellence, but it will also represent the academic standing she created<\/p>\n
in this school. Grassfield High School is one of the leaders in SOL pass<\/p>\n
rates in all areas, on time graduation rate, and has the lowest drop out<\/p>\n
rate in the south Hampton roads area.<\/p>\n
I know Carolyn has also left her mark on this system by training<\/p>\n
teachers and administrators alike to push for excellence in all that we<\/p>\n
strive to achieve. The employees she has touched and guided probably<\/p>\n
would fill this stadium. Her leadership capabilities have also been<\/p>\n
recognized throughout the state as she has risen to the top position in<\/p>\n
the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals. She was also<\/p>\n
selected by the State Superintendent to serve on statewide committees<\/p>\n
and as an advisor in many areas.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0Here is an interesting question: how many building principals that you know have\u00a0 a building or a facility named after them while still alive and contributing to the profession? When you stop and consider this thought, you may feel that this would be a rather unusual event and certainly done for a very special school … <\/p>\n