11 months. 47 weeks. 334 days. Around this time of the year, it’s commonplace to be asked “How was your first year as principal?” I feel obligated to reply with a simple answer, like “Good,” “Great,” “Tiring.” And while all…

This past week can be easily summed up into one word: TESTING. I saw so many emotions from scholars and staff this week: Jubilation from the scholar who had to go out on medical leave at the end of last…

Our 5th grade promotion ceremony at Moore is coming up, just two weeks away, in fact. I decided that I wanted to give an opportunity for the fifth-grade students to decide who they would want to represent their class up…

I have two sons: Ryder is six and a half and Maddox is three. Ryder has had a rough month at school. He has an amazing teacher and he is at a great school; he is simply not following directions….

I found out that if my principal gig doesn’t work out, I’m going to enter the grilling world. Not that I’m a great griller, but I really enjoy it. I got to spend a few hours on Friday grilling for…

40 weeks! Not that 40 has any specific significance, but it’s round enough to be excited that I’ve completed 40 weeks of the principalship! In reality, we’re in the final stretch, 25 more school days, and the big state test…

I kept a close eye on the weather throughout the week in anticipation of our school’s spring fling on Friday night! We planned to have it outdoors, which means rain could have easily ruined those plans. Luckily, the sun came…

On Thursday we had our kindergarten screening. It went smoothly and I am so proud of my 5th grade Ambassadors who acted as guides for the families as they walked through the building. They made great first impressions! The experience…

It was our first week back from Spring Break this week and we got to surprise the kids with a beautiful new mural that a group of us worked on over break. I’m appreciative to have staff members talented and…