From the Principal's Desk 3.21

Character Trait:  Honesty   When I was a boy my father told me something about honesty I have never forgotten. "As long as his hands are tied , you can do business with a thief," he said, "but you can't do business with a liar because you can't trust them at all."  Honesty, the glue which binds society, at once both seems desirable and potentially costly yet if we practice the character trait of honesty we will succeed.   There exists an appalling lack of honesty in this world creating a need for locks, passwords, safes, security cameras, police etc.  If we lived in a world of honest men and women we would need none of these things.  We spend an appalling amount of time trying to insure we are being treated honestly, making certain we are not being cheated. Yet cheating, lying seems rampant, one need to look no further than at the latest bills coming from congress. The alternative, a world of honesty, would differ do much.  Imagine a world in which a found wallet would be returned untouched, an estimate from a contractor would be only for what you needed, where laws would have no 'pork' , where students would hand in only their own work and  receive grades they actually deserved.  It would be a world where cheating was looked down on as unworthy of who one was, where vows freely made, would be freely kept.  We would need no locks, no passwords, few police, our country could be run at such a reduced cost we might actually be able to pay our bills! If we want our students to be honest, we must demand from them the truth at all times.  If we accept dishonesty or even worse, encourage it, we are teaching our children to be liars.  Cheating on homework or a test has a short term benefit but has long term negative consequences.  Honestly facing the consequences of my actions encourages me to make better choices in the future.  The one rule we must emphasize with our children is never to tell a lie.  It is the basis for all human interaction.  It is also the basis for human society.  In Christ all things are possible, let us do our part and trust Him to do His part, as He said He would. Duc in Altum, Timothy Gallic Principal, Holy Family High School 303-410-1411 p.s. I honestly mean I would like to hear any comments, questions, cares or concerns you have about the school.