Giving

Our Building Improvement Team is made up of teachers, support staff, parents, community members, students, and me. We have a generosity drive each year, where our students and staff raise money to help make the holidays better for a few area families.

I received the coolest phone call ever from one of our families from last December. Seems they went shopping, bought about five bags of toys, and want us to distribute them to a needy family this year. As it turns out, they’re having a much better year this holiday season and they want to give back. That’s the best example of generosity I could possibly hope for—not a phone call asking if we can help them out again–but one that says “it’s our turn to help someone else”.
Posted by Mrs. Moritz -December 13, 2006 @ 4:47 pm

This family is one of the most generous families out there. Last year they were in need of gifts for Christmas. They must of truly been thankful for the gifts that they were given if they gave 5 bags of toys for other families that were in need. The gift of giving is the most wonderful gift you could ever give. Christmas is not just about getting presents and eating food. I mean yes, we all like to get a present and eat delicious food but giving gifts is one of the important parts of Christmas. We all should be thankful for everything we have.

Something Sad, Something Happy

Saying farewell to a president
Refugees celebrate a birthday
Many came out to pay their respects
They never had a birthday
Many cried saying goodbye
Now they have one, means something to them
A real decent person
January 1st is a joyous day for refugees
Farewell
Happy Birthday

a new year

So i'm excited for this year because alot of things are happening. Like i'm finally graduating and I start college. Those are some pretty big events and it might even seem overwhelming too. But I think this year will be fun. This past year was filled with a bunch of good things and a few bad things as well. But overall I thought it was an alright year. I usually don't do resolutions because I can never keep them but I thought why not pick a resolution that will really mean something. So my new years resolution is to become a better person. Now i'm not saying that i'm a bad person or anything I just want my life to be the best that I can make it. Something I will do to achieve this goal is too not judge someone so quickly. I want to get to know that person, then make my judgements. Another thing I will do is to listen more that what people have to say. I find that I don't really listen as much as I should. I mean i'm listening but not thinking how the other person is feeling. I truly believe that i'll be able to keep my resolution this year. For this year, I hope that it will be filled with more happiness and way less drama. I'm really looking forward to what the new year will bring.