As of late, I’ve begun saying “final stretch“ — whether I’m mowing a lawn or running, I'm in the final stretch. As I begin reading my various articles this week, I realized my summer of working is in its Final stretch. Next week I’ll reflect on the summer I've had, but for now ...
This week is number 5 of a 6 week series I am writing to update our STC community about what I've learned so far as a school board member. This week is about Activities and Athletics. Let me start off by talking about the huge benefit students have when participating in extracurricular ...
Well, another school year is just about upon us. I graduated with the class of '69 and soon we'll be celebrating our 55th (Egad) class reunion. Ah, the days before the technological outburst that we see today. We actually used #2 pencils, real lined paper, black (not white) boards and it ...
I read a story about a woman named Elaine, who sent in a complaint that an inattentive waitress served her overcooked and burnt food. Emphatically, Elaine stated that she was never going back there again. Shortly thereafter, Elaine got a response back which read: “This is an auto repair ...
My dad goes to power shows, and one of his absolute favorite parts is the ropemakers. My father could watch a rope being made for hours. And once, when I was but a boy, my father got it in his head that he too could make a rope. This is that story. I don't remember my father making the ...
I will always take a late night adventure over an early morning exploration. This expands in all aspects of my life, from running to writing, I’m up late. For so much of my life it was frowned upon to be a night owl, especially in school, don’t get me started on that. Being a member of ...
This is Week 4 of a 6-part series. I am writing about what I’ve learned so far as a STC school board member. This week I am talking about our district's budget and finance. I feel one of the biggest roles of the board is viewing and passing a certified budget. It is due to the state ...
On May 22, I got done with my first full year of college. I was happy, excited, and looking forward to a fruitful summer. Sitting here in mid to late July I’m realizing my time is drying up. I feel like I’ve done so much yet so little. That’s a cliché I feel like anybody older than me ...
This is week #3 of a 6-week series. Our STC school district update this week is about day-to-day operations. There are a lot of moving parts to this week that all happen in unison. Here is a short list of this weeks topics. Transportation, lunch program, and personnel. Other key day-to-day ...
It is extremely apparent that one of the things that I inherited from my parents is the predilection to go in waves of things. Today I'm all about this over here, and next week I'm all about that over there, it comes, it goes, it happens. So, about a month or two ago late at night, half ...