Each year our staff members (headed by Emily Skoler) compose a Valentine poem to the students and perform this poem at a school wide event. This year, the students outdid the staff and wrote a sweet (and funny) poem dedicated to the staff! Seniors Max and Micah read the poem and even joined the staff wearing sparkly Valentine accessories. We love this silly, fun tradition and hope to keep reading ridiculous rhymes to one another for years to come. Here are few verses from the student written poem:
For years and years Rock Point has had this wonderful valentine tradition–– This year we students would like to offer our own rendition.
You’re creative and thoughtful, like Machiavelli, The dorm would suffer sorely without you, Kelly.
With classes rivaling the excitement of an African Safari, We love your lessons tremendously, Mari. (And when you were not there to teach us about plates tectonic, You were doing something really important: getting ready for baby Anik!)
Providing us with drinks and home remedies like kombucha and Aloe Vera, We would lose our inner balance without your natural health approach, Kara.
The full text of the poems is below (a few verses were omitted from the student Valentine to keep things on a first name only basis).