By Greg Shapiro, Teaching Intern/Apprentice
A sight for sore eyes to see. Investiture, a tradition of great significance to the Cardigan Mountain School community, was held on the afternoon of Friday, October 9. It is an annual event normally held every spring, but because of COVID, it was postponed until this fall. The ceremony is the culmination of a lengthy process used to select the student leaders for the upcoming academic year.
Boys are elected by their community members on the basis of how well they embrace the Cardigan Core Values. The school leader and assistant school leader were the only positions selected last spring, represented by Preston Merrick and Gustavo Struck respectively. Last week thirty boys were elected to work alongside Preston and Gus and to carry on the long line of tradition established by each brother before them. There were 24 titled positions available, including academics assistant, athletics assistant, floor leaders, chapel leader, and more.
When Director of Student Life Mr. Nowak completed his remarks in the chapel, Preston and Gustavo announced the names of the students who will be leading their fellow students in each specific role this year. As each new leader came forward, they shook the hand of the one before, then stood together on the steps for the remainder of the ceremony.
The following boys will serve as student leaders during Cardigan’s 2021-2022 academic year:
School Leader Assistant School Leader Academics Assistant Athletics Assistant Banks Floor Leader Brewster I Co-Floor Leaders Brewster II Co-Floor Leaders Chapel Leaders Clark-Morgan Floor Leader Dewar Co-Floor Leaders Dining Room Head Steward Franklin Floor Leader French I Co-Floor Leaders |
French II Floor Leader Funnell Floor Leader Green Key Leader Greenwood Floor Leader Hayward I Floor Leader Hayward II Floor Leader Health Center Assistant Hinman I Co-Floor Leaders Hinman II Floor Leader Kitchen Head McCusker I Floor Leader McCusker II Floor Leader Student Activities Assistant |