--- title: Covenant Classical School Blog | Stacey Alpern description: Stacey Alpern is a wife, mom of three sons, and her family’s Director of Domestic Affairs in Concord, NC. She loves to laugh, spend time with her family and friends, travel, read, and play outside. --- [![Untitled design-9-2](https://www.covenantclassical.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design-9-2.png?width=495&height=108&name=Untitled%20design-9-2.png "Untitled design-9-2")](https://www.covenantclassical.org/) [Parent Links](https://www.covenantclassical.org/parent-links) | [Contact](https://www.covenantclassical.org/contact-us) [ 704.792.1854](tel:17047921854)     # Covenant Classical School Blog ### Never miss an update! Subscribe to our blog. ## Stacey Alpern Stacey Alpern is a wife, mom of three sons, and her family’s Director of Domestic Affairs in Concord, NC. She loves to laugh, spend time with her family and friends, travel, read, and play outside. ### Recent Posts ## [A Parent's Guide to Surviving Graduation Day](https://www.covenantclassical.org/blog/a-parents-guide-to-surviving-graduation-day) [![](https://www.covenantclassical.org/hubfs/Covenant_Classical_School_December2017/Images/ac19b7_a21f81eab3a6488fa1368099ca926db1~mv2_d_2592_1728_s_2.jpg) ](https://www.covenantclassical.org/blog/a-parents-guide-to-surviving-graduation-day) It was a Tuesday night, the eve of my twin senior sons’ last full day of high school. To mark the day and to help me grieve it, I wanted to make it significant and momentous. 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