Celebrating Principia Coaches
The “Readers’ Reflections” column in the next issue of the Purpose (Principia’s magazine) will honor Principia coaches over the years. Share your memories about a coach who made a difference in your life—who helped you achieve a personal best or shared wisdom that still guides you today. Send your response by March 31.
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Students “trash the president”
For the past three weeks, participants in Principia College’s first-ever “Trash the President” competition toted plastic buckets everywhere they went, storing in them all the trash and recyclable materials they generated. The competition, which was created and organized by all-campus eco-heads Amber Dahlin and Austin Kingsbery, earned the right to its name when President Jonathan [...]
Taking African American History to Heart
Imagine this cast of characters: a diverse group of people—spanning more than three centuries—who accomplished great things despite immense challenges. Sound like a movie theme or a great novel storyline? For students in Kathy Bailey’s third grade class, it’s also a summary of their winter term social studies unit on notable African Americans that culminated [...]
Building Faith: From war to freedom
“The way I normally begin is simple,” explained Emmanuel Jal. “I have a three-minute way in which I tell my story in the form of a poem.” It may have been a poem, but even such an abridged version of Jal’s story was far from simple. A former Sudanese child soldier turned international hip-hop star, [...]
