“My wife and I have been doing a lot of thinking about transitions lately.  We have a son, a proud Hope graduate now attending Kennedy Catholic High School, looking at colleges in a couple of years, and a daughter who is moving through her last year at Hope as an 8^th grader. Lots of change coming. We were very thoughtful about putting them both in Hope School when the time came for them to transition from day care with our nanny to a school environment, and did extensive research of all options available to us here in West Seattle and beyond. Our initial impressions of Hope were of an abiding sense of community, of the close connection the school had with the church and the family of faith that represented. While we weren’t members of Hope Lutheran Church, our kids embraced the spiritual aspects of the education they received at Hope and were able to translate the faith curriculum offered to a spiritual message that resonated for them, and they became better people because of it. Hope taught them the value of character, and integrity, and brought to them a sense of safety and belonging during all the tumultuous developmental stages they experienced as they grew. And now Hope is there for our family as we face all of the changes and challenges before us for picking a new high school, and a new college, and we are grateful to have them in our corner. The administrators, staff and teachers of this wonderful institution have become a part of our family, and are helping us grow through this time of change. I am sure that our children wouldn’t be as well-prepared to face the upcoming new worlds they are entering without the foundation laid by the hard work of the community of Hope. We are, and will be, forever grateful for this special place and its special people.”

Romas Family