One of the perks of my new position is getting to interview prospective students. As a teacher I often met prospective students as they toured the school, but interviewing them is a whole new thing for me. I've spent nineteen years teaching teens, but the dynamic of a one-on-one interview is less comfortable than the environment of a classroom.
The students are usually a little nervous during the interview, which I find endearing. It tells me they haven't spent a lot of time in the principal's office (always a plus). I ask each student several open ended questions and try to get to know them a little bit. Most of the questions are pretty basic: Why do you want to come to Boyd-Buchanan School?...What is your favorite subject?...What hobbies and interests do you have?...Do you know any current BBS students?...etc. I get a lot of similar answers to these questions, as you can imagine.
But, sometimes a prospective student totally captures me with an unexpected or particularly thoughtful answer. I think often about an answer given by a lovely young lady I interviewed a few days after school had started. She had planned to attend another private school in the area this year, but just didn't feel good about the decision. She knew a few BBS students and begged her parents to call the admissions office to see if she could possibly attend this year even though school had already started. When I asked her why she wanted to come to Boyd-Buchanan instead of the other school she had planned to attend, she gave the most inspiring answer:
"I don't want to go to a school that is only a place where Christians go to school. I want to go to a school that is infused with Christianity throughout. That's what I've heard about Boyd-Buchanan, so I want to come here."
Wow! What an answer! I couldn't admit the girl fast enough and I smile every time I see her.
The Merriam-Webster definition of INFUSE: (verb)--to cause to be permeated with something (as a principle or quality) that alters usually for the better; to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle.
What a great reputation for Boyd-Buchanan to have: a place infused with Christianity...permeated...saturated.
It's also a lot for the teachers, students, parents, and staff to live up to...everyday.
I am so happy that this young lady wanted to come to BBS because it is a Christian school and not just a school where Christians attend. I hope many others share her opinion.
May we all be infused with Christianity every day.
The world would certainly be altered for the better.
--Renee Hood--
I believe this is SO true about BBS! I feel like I talk about the school on a daily basis because the friends I made, the teachers that led me, and the role I was given as a student have all inspired me to be who I am today. The staff at Boyd was so supportive in every aspect of life: spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically. They pushed me and others to reach for the top and be the best Christian, scholar, or whatever we could be. Better still, these same people that pushed me then, continue to push me now and support me. I communicate with past teachers, mentors and friends all of the time to gather information and encouragement in the profession I am working towards. What this girl says is so true, BBS is a school that is INFUSED with His SPIRIT and LOVE and I am proud to be an alumni of Boyd Buchanan School.
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