Dear Parents and Guardians,
Happy Mother’s Day!
Yesterday morning I came across this New Yorker cartoon in my Twitter
feed, and it made me think of the home lives our students experience every day
as well as my own upbringing. I lived
with my aunt and uncle’s family throughout most of my adolescence while my own
mother traveled with my father across Southeast to Asia to support him with his
work. I remember overhearing my aunt and
my mother having lively discussions on international calls talking about
setting boundaries and expectations around driving, dating, and attending SAT
prep courses. At the time having two
mothers on your case about those matters is not something most teenagers would
be happy about. However, in retrospect I
am grateful that there were multiple people who cared enough about me to guide
me through difficult decisions that I was not fully prepared to make on my own.
The Winchester community is becoming more diverse, and McCall
students are going home to family structures that are different than traditional
ones that are headed by one male father and one female mother. It is with that in mind that I extend my
sincerest Mother’s Day wish to all mothers and mother figures that are out
there in the McCall community. I assure
all of you that my staff and I will continue to strive to work collaboratively with
all types parents and parental figures to help our students learn and grow.
Happy Mother’s Day!
James Lin
Principal
McCall Middle School
McCall Middle School
