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erized classroom temperature systems that
turn off automatically when the rooms are
empty.
“We also have a student-led recycling pro-
gram that has actually won us a couple of
awards recently,” Kathleen adds. “All paper
goods and plastic goods can be put in recy-
cling bins throughout the school that are
maintained by our students. Another stu-
dent group we have is on a water bottle cam-
paign to encourage students to always carry
a reusable water bottle on them to reduce the
use of plastic bottles.”
These types of student-led initiatives reflect
the skills and values students have developed
during their enrollment at Stratford Acad-
emy.
Moving forward, Kathleen says the school is
looking to stick with the same formula that
has proven to be so successful over the years,
only making adjustments along the way as
needed.
“I don’t see anything drastically different
taking place,” she says. “Certainly, we want
to be well-situated in the new facilities that
we are working hard to raise money to build
right now, and we certainly want to continue
down the path of seeing students reach their
potential, find the colleges that are right for
them, find success in college and find success
after college.”
“Although the names change and the hair-
styles change, the students today are going
to be like the students we see in five or 10
years,” she concludes. “Courses may change
or be tweaked based on what technology
is available or what science is available, but
we want to continue doing what we feel like
we’ve done really well for 55 years.”
“People often refer to Stratford Academy as a
‘family’,” Dr. Veto says. “And this description
could not be more true.”