Give a Smile, Get a Smile: EEVPA

Our thanks to the leadership team at East English Village Preparatory Academy for turning a negative event into an opportunity for growth and improvement.

After a large fight broke out in the school last month, Principal Marty Bulger decided to close the building for the remainder of the week to give students and staff time to regroup. He brought on East English Village resident Toson Knight as Dean of Students and Adrian Green, Treasurer of the MorningSide Board, as Dean of School Climate & Culture. Together with the entire staff, they organized a welcome back rally for the students' first day back. Community members from MorningSide, EEV, and Cornerstone were encouraged to attend as a show of support for the students. The rally was a great success and brought positive media coverage to the school.

Principal Bulger then hosted a meeting a few days later for community residents to encourage a stronger connection with the school. They plan more events in the future to strengthen the relationship between the high school and the surrounding neighborhoods.

MorningSide salutes the administrators, teachers, counsellors, coaches, maintenance workers, and support staff who work to make each of our neighborhood schools successful. Whether or not we have school-aged children, we can play an important part in contributing to the success of the young people in our neighborhood. It truly does take a village to raise a child.

See WDIV's coverage of the EEVPA Welcome Back Rally here.