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Don't Stop


Organizing fundraisers for The Seeing Eye, making sandwiches for the homeless, and participating in the school-wide Thanksgiving Drive were some of the service projects Ethan K '21, and his fellow classmates engaged in as Saint David's students. These initiatives were embedded in the school program.

During a recent Chapel, Ethan, who will attend the University of Notre Dame come September, urged our current seventh and eighth graders to continue the tradition of giving back:

"We are called to be good men, to choose others before ourselves. I want to call on all of you to continue this vocation after you leave this building, to make that choice when no one is telling you to."

For Ethan, volunteering for two years at the Horizons at Saint David's summer program provided the opportunity to address summer learning loss, which can be as high as 40 percent in some student populations. "I wanted to find a way to help keep others from falling behind," he said to the boys.

"My call to you all is simple. Don’t stop. Don’t stop giving back in high school just because it is no longer part of a class assignment. Don’t stop choosing others simply because no one is reminding you to. What Saint David’s has given you, including the trips, the lessons, the friendships, and the mission 'to be a good man,' is a gift and the best way to honor that gift is to share it with others, especially those who have not had the opportunity.

"I ask all of you to find small ways to choose others every day. That’s how you continue the work Saint David’s started in you."

Thank you, Ethan, for sharing such an important message with our boys.

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