Winter Season is Done

It is crazy to think that we have almost come to the end of our Winter seasons.  Basketball, Soccer, and Wrestling have either had their Senior nights, or they are scheduled this next week.  Won’t be long before the weather warms, trees blossom, and allergy season arrives.  Until then, enjoy this great spring preview weather while it lasts and buckle down for the next round of El Nino.  Enjoy your restful three day weekend…Go Pups! (cue: Beethoven – Ode to Joy: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor)

Full Swing

Well the Spring semester is in full swing, activities are rolling along, and spirit on campus is riding high.  Today we were lucky enough to visit the Senior government classes to discuss the ‘Road to Graduation’.  That is always a great day to see the excitement and trepidation in the eyes of the students.  As we told the students, it won’t be long until may 27th is here and Senior grades have to be posted.  Hopefully, they will all finish strong, avoid the pitfalls that come with senioritis, and be there on graduation night. Enjoy your weekend…Go Pups! (cue: Eagles – Take It To The Limit)

Simply the Best

As the semester comes to a close, I wanted to take a moment to offer a heartfelt ‘thank you’. Education is a not an easy profession, and we know genuine success comes only to those who have prepared for it.  Though we face challenges from time to time, or even trip-up along the road, we need to continue pressing forward accepting new challenges and overcoming the hurdles that may lay before us.  My hope is that all your dreams from last year become achievements in the coming year.  So thank you for everything you do for our students and for making a difference today and everyday to come.  Grab a blanket, a cup for hot chocolate, and have a restful weekend…Go Pups! (cue: Tina Turner – Simply the Best)

Finals Season

At the end of today, we will have only ten days remaining in the Fall semester.  The end of the semester is always very stressful for many reasons, but let us all work to not make it more than it is.  Students are stressed with finals looming.  Staff is stressed preparing for the final lessons, and additionally piled with family holiday concerns.  Take a moment to slow everything down and evaluate what is important.  Try to stay positive as we all know misery likes company.  Let us encourage each other as the season allows, because we are all trying to do the best we can for our students.  Enjoy the cold and have a fantastic weekend…Go Pups! (cue: Queen – Under Pressure)

Black Friday

Next week will be Thanksgiving then Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and so on.  We, as a society, have created a season of holidays beginning with Halloween and not ending until January.  Add to that, with the Winter breaks being extended and the Super Bowl not arriving until February, it gives us over 4 months of Holiday cheer.  Let’s hope that is the case, however, the weather reports say El Nino is going to be big.  We need the rain..alot of rain.  We just don’t need monster hail, hurricane winds, and neighborhood floods.  Maybe my holiday wish this year will be that everyone’s roof holds up to the weather.  It’s not a flashy wish, but if your roof fails, I don’t want to be the guy that didn’t send the well wish.  Take pause in the things that matter this weekend.  Have a unbelievable weekend…Go Pups! (cue: Bad Moon Rising – CCR)

Take a Pause

 We have arrived at the middle of November and soon we will be closing out the semester.  Before it arrives, take note of how far your students have come.  In this high paced world of education, we all keep looking up the mountain at what we have yet to climb.  Every now and then, it is refreshing to stop and reflect on the distance covered.  Celebrate that with your class.  I’m sure all students could use an ‘attaboy’ about this time of the semester.  As we experience the short days and short tempers this season brings, a pause may be the perfect remedy.  If not, there is still hot chocolate or cider, blankets to sit under, and plenty of good books, games, or movies to enjoy.  Have a incredible weekend…Go Pups! (cue: Rock this Town – Stray Cats)

Veteran's Day wish

Veteran’s Day is here next Wednesday and I wouldn’t feel right not mentioning it. We have so much with which to be thankful.  Though we may have our differences of opinion, squabbles over political ideals, or other daily challenges that present themselves, we are fortunate.  All it takes is a conversation with a visitor from another country to remind us that we live in a really cool place.  If you haven’t had the opportunity to speak to a foreign visitor, do yourself a favor, speak to an individual in the military that has been deployed.  Their words will be politically correct, but their face will tell the story.  I know this first hand as my son is currently deployed in Afghanistan.  I have been lucky enough to speak to him on Skype and his words say one thing, but his face tells the story.  We have it really good.  With that, my wish and hope is that all our deployed military make it home safe.  As we all know, hope is not a strategy but it’s all I have.  Have a dazzling weekend…Go Pups! (cue: Rock the Casbah – The Clash)