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We offer ‘his. the 2012-2013 edition of Yggdrasill, as a refection on' Carrollton's culture.

Culture m ay be seen as a collective way of living and working which shapes the hopes and behavior of all
the members of the school community. Evidence: o f a school's culture is seen in its traditions, its language, its
myths, its heroes/heroines, its customs, its altitudes, its relationships. Some are local to Carrollton, while most are
concurrently rooted in our Catholic faith and Sacred Heart heritage. Culture shapes the tone and atmosphere
of a school. The ideals and values we exhibit in our behavior and our actions, speak most clearly of the values
we hold dear.
Suzanne Cooke, KSCJ
headmistress

SPECTRUM begins with a series of expressions and pictures illustrating essential aspects of our culture - Critical
Thinking, Relationships, Reflection, Courage and Confidence, Joy, Celebrations, Competence, Lively Faith,
Grace, Open to Mystery, Formation for Life, and Community Service. I hope you will take time to reflect
on our Carrollton culture, our values, our ideals - the spectrum of who we are.

(The expressions and corresponding reflections highlighted in the opening pages of this book are excerpted from Sister Cooke's
letter to the community. From the Headmistress, as printed in the 2012-2013 school calendar.)

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Sacred Heart communities are continually inspired by the writings of Janet Erskine Stuart, RSCJ.
On this 100th Anniversary of the publication of her book, "The Education of Catholic Girls,"
we present SPECTRUM as a tribute to her life and work
and excerpt her writings throughout this book.

Mother Janet Erskine Stuart, the sixth Superior General of the Society of ‘he Sacred Heart, was born on
November 11, 1857 in Rutland, England. The youngest child of an Anglican vicarage, she lost her mother
when she was little more than one year old. Inspired by her brother, she set out on a search for Truth which,
at the age of 21, brought her to the Catholic Church. Four years later, Janet entered the Society of the
Sacred Heart at Roehampton, where she spent 30 years of religious; life. In 1894 she becam e Superior Vicar,
and 17 years later was elected Superior General of the Order. While Superior General, Janet Stuart set as a
goal to know all the religious personally, arid visited every community in the Society throughout the world.

Mother Stuart's influence extends throughout the world primarily through her writings. Religious of the Sacred
Heart as well as many other congregations and individuals comm itted to spiritual growth and educational
excellence, have been inspired by her conferences, essays, and poetry. Among Stuart s best known works
are Highways and Byways of the Spiritual Life (1909) and The Education of Catholic Girls (1912).

Mother Stuart died a few months after the outbreak of World War I, on October 21, 1914.

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