Our 2023-2024 school year officially begins next week. With so much anticipation and expectation in the air, it’s fair to wonder right about now what actions will encourage success all throughout FSD over the next 10 months. While there’s no…
As you and I prepare for the start of a new school year, it probably wouldn’t be a bad thing for us to step back and ask ourselves: “What are we hoping to build this year?” After all, isn’t this ‘what are we…
Were you eager to get back to school when you were younger? No doubt we all have embellished stories about how difficult it was to even get to school back in our day. But check out this quick clip for some perspective. Luckily,…
With the first day of the new school year coming up on Tuesday, September 5, let’s start unpacking it a bit. I’ve got 3 great pieces of news to share with you today. First of all, I want you to know it…
How do you predict the impact of future hopes and dreams? When it comes to the success and achievements of our students, I’m not sure this is even possible. Just a quick look at this 30 second video will tell you that mere stones…
With school-related graduations and all of the other important “step ups” for students taking place right about now, you and I are probably extending our best wishes and saying “good luck!” frequently. Is saying “good luck” to a someone just a…
This is my question for you today. Balloon-filler-upper or pin-poker? Which one do you strive to be? I’m sure we both intend to be balloon-filler-uppers instead of pin-pokers when we wake up in the morning, but this isn’t always easy…
It seems memorable phrases often contain only three words. Of course, there’s “Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My!” from the Wizard of Oz. I also enjoyed the late Hall of Fame announcer Ernie Harwell’s famous home run exclamation, “It’s looonnnggg…
When young people choose education as their profession, I think it’s great. It’s even better when they choose to join the roster of our talented FSD staff! Here are three teachers it’s a joy to introduce to you. And I thank them for…
Our first day of classes on Tuesday went well! The smiles of our students and staff generated an electricity in the air you could feel. Their day-long flow of positive sparks definitely got our new school year charging in the…