I always enjoy coming back from a break. Most of the time I have run out of any desire to continue doing chores at home and probably can't afford to travel anywhere really cool, so it feels good to come back to "my" room here on campus.
But as we start a new semester today, it feels a little weird. It's a new year -- 2015 -- and in the minds of many of us the countdown is beginning in earnest as we wind our way toward the inevitable closing of our campus in June.
We said good-bye in December to our principal, Jerod Zahn -- affectionately known as "JayZee" -- who has been transferred to Shackleford Junior High where he will now serve as principal.
We welcomed our new principal -- Lora Thurston -- who is also the principal at Ousley Junior High, and who will serve as principal at both schools until the merger is completed this summer.
The students don't seem to notice much and that is probably as it should be. I was brought up in a generation where parents protected their kids from some of the harsher realities of life so I personally believe that it kind of falls on us as teachers to make this transition as smooth and painless as possible. There will be inevitable tears -- haven't I used that word already in this post? -- as we get to the end of school, but this is not about us. It's about the students. Every day, Every class. At least that's what we're trying for.
Harrison McCoy
AVID Coordinator
But as we start a new semester today, it feels a little weird. It's a new year -- 2015 -- and in the minds of many of us the countdown is beginning in earnest as we wind our way toward the inevitable closing of our campus in June.
We said good-bye in December to our principal, Jerod Zahn -- affectionately known as "JayZee" -- who has been transferred to Shackleford Junior High where he will now serve as principal.
We welcomed our new principal -- Lora Thurston -- who is also the principal at Ousley Junior High, and who will serve as principal at both schools until the merger is completed this summer.
The students don't seem to notice much and that is probably as it should be. I was brought up in a generation where parents protected their kids from some of the harsher realities of life so I personally believe that it kind of falls on us as teachers to make this transition as smooth and painless as possible. There will be inevitable tears -- haven't I used that word already in this post? -- as we get to the end of school, but this is not about us. It's about the students. Every day, Every class. At least that's what we're trying for.
Harrison McCoy
AVID Coordinator