I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Nature's Classroom.  It was a true joy getting to know our sixth grade students over the course of the week and to have the chance to build friendships.  I felt like a kid at summer camp again and can't way enough about how polite, respectful and appreciative our students were.  It means a lot to a principal to be able to spend time away from school with a group of students, especially when the students will hopefully be with us for the next seven years.  It will be truly special to hand these students their diplomas as twelfth graders and to look back at this experience fondly.  Thanks to our parents for their support of this important, team building experience and for trusting us with your children for the week.  It was an honor and a pleasure.

I had to include this picture of me with one of my childhood sports heroes.  I was never a huge fan of professional wrestling, but I was on the wrestling team in high school and always appreciated "Mr. USA, Tony Atlas".  He was a former Mr. USA in body building and won four national collegiate wresting titles.  To me, as a youngster, he seemed to embody everything that was good about America....he was patriotic, strong and always fought fair.  Well, I had a chance to meet him at our WBAA fundraiser on Saturday and even had a chance to referee his match (which he won of course). It was a thrill be meet a real life "action hero" and his message to those in attendance was a positive one - "Your true heroes are your parents, your teachers and the service men and women who defend our nation and keep us all safe....soldiers, firefighters, police... These are our heroes and I salute them all !!"   Couldn't have said it better myself Mr. USA....

Thanks to our cheerleaders for braving the elements and for supporting our football team.  Thanks also for cheering on Friday night for a great cause - The Dana Farber Cancer Research Institute.
You make us proud!!