Passage of Leadership
The Passage of Leadership Ceremony has, at its core, the intention of
celebrating transition. In the tradition of the girls’ ceremony of the
Junior Ring, each year the upper school boys gather to reflect on their
Cranbrook Kingswood roles in the past, present and future.
For the seniors, it is the beginning of their transition from high
school to their roles as alumni and young people ready to tackle the
challenges of adulthood in college and beyond.
For the juniors, it is an opportunity to reflect on where they have been as a class, and how that has prepared them to accept the mantle of being leaders in the School. During the ceremony, each junior boy formally receives their school ring and a school memento from someone important to them who is affiliated directly with the school. In addition to receiving a ring and a memento, each junior boy places his name, together with others in his class, in the Passage of Leadership Book.
As articulated by Ernest Adams, the chair of the committee that established the ceremony and its protocols, “When signing this book, you take an official oath before your presenter and all those in attendance that you accept the leadership which is being passed to you for the upcoming year. Signing this book affirms to the faculty of Cranbrook Schools and to your parents that you realize and accept the meaning of that responsibility.”
The Ceremony represents a formal opportunity for the Junior Boys Class to step up to the opportunities of leadership, to set the tone for the coming year, and to embody the motto of Cranbrook, “Aim High,” with their everyday life.
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For the juniors, it is an opportunity to reflect on where they have been as a class, and how that has prepared them to accept the mantle of being leaders in the School. During the ceremony, each junior boy formally receives their school ring and a school memento from someone important to them who is affiliated directly with the school. In addition to receiving a ring and a memento, each junior boy places his name, together with others in his class, in the Passage of Leadership Book.
As articulated by Ernest Adams, the chair of the committee that established the ceremony and its protocols, “When signing this book, you take an official oath before your presenter and all those in attendance that you accept the leadership which is being passed to you for the upcoming year. Signing this book affirms to the faculty of Cranbrook Schools and to your parents that you realize and accept the meaning of that responsibility.”
The Ceremony represents a formal opportunity for the Junior Boys Class to step up to the opportunities of leadership, to set the tone for the coming year, and to embody the motto of Cranbrook, “Aim High,” with their everyday life.
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