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Al O'Briant, Principal

Mission:  To prepare all students for the future by striving for excellence in pursuit of a quality education by providing a rigorous and relevant curriculum within a safe and caring environment.

School Vision:  To establish a productive and efficient educational environment by including all stakeholders in its creation to achieve our school’s mission.
 

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The meaning of the school mascot

Buc·ca·neer Pronunciation (bk-nîr)

(Biography, Law, Business)
n.
1. A pirate, especially one of the freebooters who preyed on Spanish shipping in the West Indies during the 17th century.
2. A ruthless speculator or adventurer.
[French boucanier, from boucaner, to cure meat, from boucan, barbecue frame, of Tupian origin; akin to Tupi mukém, rack.]
bucca·neer v.
Word History: The Errol Flynn-like figure of the buccaneer pillaging the Spanish Main may seem less dashing if we realize that the term buccaneer corresponds to the word barbecuer. The first recorded use of the French word boucanier, which was borrowed into English, referred to a person on the islands of Hispaniola and Tortuga who hunted wild oxen and boars and smoked the meat in a barbecue frame known in French as a boucan. This French word came from a Tupi word meaning "a rack used for roasting or for storing things, or a racklike platform supporting a house." The original barbecuers seem to have subsequently adopted a more remunerative way of life, piracy, which accounts for the new meaning given to the word. Buccaneer is recorded first in 1661 in its earlier sense in English; the sense we are familiar with is recorded in 1690.

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The meaning of the school colors

 

Royal Blue (HEX Code 27408B)
Symbolizes the communicative force, speech, messages and ideas. It relaxes and opens the mind to share thoughts and ideas. Idealism, sincerity, mental empathy and relaxation are associated with blue. It brings out affection, loyalty and inspiration. To me it is the color of friendship and develops that unconditional bonding. I like to wear it to enhance my blue eyes and the color inspires trust and steadiness.

 

Gold (HEX Code FFCC11)
Symbolizes love of spirit, the primordial yearning towards the essence. Meaning, purpose, awe and spiritual love are it’s qualities. All quests of the heart are associated with the color gold. Wealth of spirit conjure gold.  Gold has an ancient connection to the hearts desire for power and spiritual mysteries. Gold conjures the beautiful sculptures of the civilizations known for mystic powers, high mathematics and profound sciences. Gold is the color of attainment and profound concentration.

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