How I Start Most Monday Mornings.

I like this audio by Dr. Kevin Elko because it is short and to the point. It gives me a few "nuggets" to take with me each day. About 4 min. 30 sec. of your time. I usually start my Monday mornings with this audio before I get up and going.

It is a happy Friday today at Hazel Green High School. I just walked out of one of our English classes and they were doing a BYOD project. Students love using the technology. It makes learning fun and relevant. Our attendance is good today which always correlates to higher achievement. Make-up work, missed work, and trying to play catch up with students that are absent always slows the entire school down. It is good to have the school full today. We started the day with a little rainy day accident in front of the school. It delayed a few students but most importantly everyone was ok. It is nice to have SRO Brian Smith on campus who was just a few minutes away to assist.

I receive word that our theatre students are doing great at the state competition at Troy University. Mr. Merritt's leadership is great with our students.

The superintendent notified me this week that we are going to get to add two additional BYOD classrooms this year with funding secured from our legislators. Because of HGHS pilot program, each Madison County High School with get funding for two classrooms. This was good news!! I am glad we could lead the way!!

We host Bob Jones tonight in basketball. I hope everyone will come out and support our teams. I view our athletic events as more than just a game. They are a great community events. Even if you don't like sports, it is fun just to come be a part of the crowd and school.

I have observed random acts of kindness this week by the staff and students. This always makes my week. Respect and helping others is the way to go!!