The Sentinel
The Sentinel is very important to the middle school. It is a major part in the passing of the colors. At the end of the year when the eighth graders graduate, the seventh and sixth graders move up on the power scale. They receive their new color, which corresponds to the colors on the Sentinel- Purple stands for 8th grade, Teal stands for 7th grade, and Maroon stands for 6th.
During the fall of 2003, one of the legs of the Sentinel was cut-off by a chainsaw and had to be replaced by the artist.
The Charter School of Wilmington, which rents part of the building from the Red Clay School district, would run various articles mocking the Sentinel in their school newspaper because they feel the attractiveness of the structure is wanting. This ribbing of the Sentinel falls in line with the student-acknowledged Cab Calloway/Charter rivalry.
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Famous quotes containing the word sentinel:
“It is a noble land that God has given us: a land that can feed and clothe the world; a land whose coastlines would enclose half the countries of Europe; a land set like a sentinel between the two imperial oceans of the globe.”
—Albert J. Beveridge (1862–1927)
“And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky;”
—Thomas Campbell (1774–1844)