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This spring has brought new tragedy and renewed pain to communities across our country. Many of us have been closely watching the trial of Derek Chauvin, and in so doing, reliving the trauma of George Floyd's murder. Grief has been compounded by graphic footage of the shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, a young Latino boy from Chicago, and news of the shooting of Daunte Wright, a young Black man from Minneapolis. Added to these searing reminders of racial injustice was the news that greeted us this morning, of the 45th mass shooting in our country in the last month, this time in Indianapolis, where eight people lost their lives.

It is with tremendous appreciation that we write to share the news of a transition in our Athletic Department: after 13 years of service, our friend and colleague Paul Lehmann '99 is moving on from Westtown to pursue an exciting business opportunity. We will miss Paul's energy, vision for athletics, and passion for Westtown School.

Throughout the pandemic, our country has seen a rise in harassment and violence against people of East Asian heritage, a shockingly racist and inhumane response to a shared, global crisis. Today, I join with countless Westonians in grief and heartbreak as we awoke to the news of a string of shootings in the suburbs of Atlanta, of which six of the eight victims are reported to be Asian and Asian American women. While officials are still investigating the role that racial or gender animus may have played in this terrible tragedy, I write to ask you all to join me in holding in the Light our Asian and Asian American friends.