We asked some of your favorite faculty members what their favorite things about starting a new school year are. Here are a few of their responses:
Dr. Brad Burenheide (Secondary Social Studies)—“Just an excitement as to what the new year will bring.”
Mrs. Cyndi Kuhn (Technology)—“Meeting my students, getting a new outfit to wear the first day and reconnecting with colleagues.”
Dr. Vicki Sherbert (Secondary English/Language Arts, Speech/Theatre, Journalism)—“I love sharing books that I’ve read over the summer. I love the organization of a room ready to welcome a new group of students to the family. It’s a new beginning, a fresh start, for all of us!”
Dr. Sally Yahnke (Family and Consumer Sciences)—“Everything new, cleaned and in its place. Getting to see the students again. The optimism of a new school year.”
Mrs. Kaylee Myers (Elementary Education)—“Organizing! Love to get supplies out, get new supplies and organize it all!”
Dr. Todd Goodson (Secondary English, Speech/Theatre, Journalism)—“There is something special about setting up a classroom to start the year. It’s a little bit like getting ready to leave for a road trip to California. I know I’m going to have lots of adventures. I hope it will be good trip, but I have no way of knowing about the all the specific things that will happen along the way—about running out of gas half way up a mountain somewhere in Nevada or about the taste of warm sourdough bread at a sidewalk café in San Francisco. As we look back on long trips and school years, some were certainly better than others, but every one has changed us. That’s what I think is special about beginning a new school year—the anticipation of the journey to come.”
Dr. Lori Levin (Literacy)—“All the new faces and the stories they bring through the door.”