Last one out, see the Canton Academy family at home

By Reese Willis

With over fifty percent of Canton Academy (CA) faculty having students enrolled, family is the name of the game. 

From the smallest Panthers in 3K to the seniors who rule the school, both buildings are full of families.  

Headmaster Tripp McCarty said, “It’s all about unconditional love. Family are the people you can make mad, and they’ll still talk to you the next day, because it’s not optional...because your family is family, whether you like it or not. I imagine my own son is sitting in every seat. Because at the end of the day, despite our flaws, we still have an unconditional love for each other.”

A handful of the faculty have been here for many years, however some of them have recently arrived and were welcomed with open arms. 

Victoria Cado, sixth grade teacher and mother of three, feels that from the moment she walked in the doors, everyone was welcoming and friendly. She said, “It felt like I had known them for years.” 

4K student Berit Warren, daughter of high school teacher Courtney Warren, said, “I really like that my mom works at the same school I go to. I also really like when my mom works on the yearbook. When I get older, I want to be just like my mom and be a teacher.”

With the idea of being better when we’re together, faculty, staff, and students have an unbreakable bond. 

Families included are: the Bailey Family, the Cado Family, the Cook Family, the Durham Family, the Ellis Family the Gaughf Family, the Griffen Family, the Hutchinson Family, the Lambert Family, the Lampkin Family, the Laster Family, the Lloyd Family, the Martin Family, the McCarty Family, the Penn Family, the Peoples Family, the Reams Family, the Seward Family, the South Family, the Taylor Family, the Watson Family, the Wadford Family, the Warren Family, the Watson Family, the Williams Family, the Willis Family, and the Winborne Family.

The staff announced the title “Last One Out, Hit the Lights,” and Editor-in-Chief Eliza Lightheart was inspired to present a family feel for the book. 

With that in mind, Managing Editor Reese Willis knew she wanted to explore the idea of family within CA.