By Christopher Turner Bulldog News
At Loyola High School the staff strives to make the young boys who come into Loyola develop into men. When students leave Loyola, the hope is that they represent the five traits of a Grad at Grad: Loving, Open to Growth, Religious, Intellectually Competent and Committed to Doing Justice.
One young man who already represents some of those traits outside of Loyola High School is sophomore Elijah Stringer. Stringer is a gymnastics coach for his former training center Skills Ville.
Before he became an assistant coach he did gymnastics there for four years. Now, after putting forth so much hard work he was allowed to be a coach. Stringer coaches kids ranging from 2 years old through 17 years old.
For the past two years Stringer has gone to the center every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. He apparently loves being a coach and wishes to stay there for an even longer period of time.
“I coach because I love helping others whenever I can,” Stringer said.
This is just one way that Stringer shows his Grad at Grad. His move from gymnast to coach shows he is Open to Growth. His desire to help others shows that he is loving.
In Stringer’s words, “I like to focus my talents on helping others instead of focusing solely on myself.”
