Assistant Principal Sarah Blair was awarded the prestigious character award from the Cincinnati Character Council Thursday night. Sarah demonstrates compassion, acceptance, and positivity toward every student at Reading Elementary School. At times when other staff members are having difficulty communicating with students, Sarah is always willing to step in and is able to speak to the students in a way that allows them to open up and communicate their feelings. She can often turn their day around and is among the most trusted and understanding adults for so many students.
When times are tough, Sarah jumps in head first to make the school work smoothly. On one particular day, when many teachers and staff members were absent, the day turned out to be very hectic, involving emotional issues from students, conflicts between students, classrooms needing coverage for various reasons, and meetings related to legal matters. Throughout the entire school day, Sarah rushed around from classroom to classroom, back to the office, to meetings, and to various parts of the building to help cover classes, get students back on track, serve as a shoulder to cry on, and provide a voice of reason for anyone who needed it. She never complained once and never does.