Zedak House shares lessons in compassion and justice
On Friday, Feb. 9, eighth grade students in the Zedak house led the middle school in an assembly about their house leadership values- compassion and justice. Each of the four houses in the middle school house system focus on two leadership values, and throughout the year, students share with their peers about the importance of those values and how to practice them in daily life. The Zedak students led a rock, paper, scissors tournament, performed two skits, and shared Scripture to highlight compassion and justice.
The Zedak student leaders defined compassion as “to feel something and take action,” and justice as “making something right.”
In the first skit, the eighth grade Zedak students acted out how middle school students could demonstrate compassion if a classmate is discouraged about a recent assessment. The students showed how a compassionate response goes beyond just feeling sorry for your classmate to sharing encouragement and offering support. In Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, he encourages us to “be kind and compassionate, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you,” (Ephesians 4:32).
The second skit focused on justice and how we can protect justice in the classroom by speaking and acting truthfully. Zedak leaders shared Isaiah 1:17 as a reminder that God commands us to pursue justice: “learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause.”
Finally, Joseph Antonio, middle school principal and Zedak house faculty leader, challenged all students to look to Jesus’ death on the cross as the perfect example of both compassion and justice.
Thank you, Zedak, for helping us grow in compassion and justice!
