School Culture
School Virtues
Our school seeks to encourage the ethos, or character, of our mascot: the ancient Greek Hoplite. The Hoplite was a heavy infantry, citizen-soldier, who fought side by side, shield to shield, in a disciplined rank, with his fellow citizen-soldiers to ward off the attacks of Persians, fellow Greeks, and various barbarian tribes. Together they fought in this tight formation called a phalanx, and their chief concern was for their shields. Without their shield, the formation would fail, and if one of them lost his shield, the whole rank would be at risk. The shield was so important to the safety of the unit and of the country that young Spartans going off to war for the first time were told, “Come home with your shield, or on it.” If you lost your shield, you lost your honor.
We are Hoplites. We work together for the common good. Each must do his or her part. Each day will begin with the Hoplite Code.
Motto: Virtus Tentamine Gaudet
"Virtue rejoices in the Challenge"
Prudence
Temperance
Justice
Fortitude
Charity
Hoplite Code
School Song
