Dear Students,
Another year was done, another one coming. It's always a joy to see students graduate and watch all of you, the underclassmen move up. But it is also bittersweet, cause it means time is moving forward. And we can't have time back. This was my 8th year teaching, and I realized the other day, that the students who I taught in my 1st year teaching, are becoming college graduates this year! And for the rest of you in another 5- 6 years you will be graduating in college. And the cycle continues.
I hope as you all prepare for the upcoming year, that all of you continue to find the passion you want to move forward with but also find other subjects and activities that will bring you joy. Think practical, but also be happy. It is a hard balance to find, that even most adults still have trouble with. Be aware next year will go by so quickly. It is a lot of days that will be filled with a lot of work.
I was very blessed to have great students this year. Maybe not every day, but for most days. Every year has its own challenges, but this year was a bit different for me. Initially, I believed that it would be my last year at my Alma mater. I had plans to move on with my life, and I had been thinking two-three steps ahead. Until I hit a road block that moved me back 10 steps. Yet, the constant in my life is this job. All of you helped my days move forward, even though I had many days of falling apart. When I lost my focus, you guys made me keep going cause I had to teach. I am forever grateful for the time this year because as much as you all believed I knew what was best, I felt I wasn't giving myself the best. I made sure I taught what I was expected to teach, but I also felt so lost inside.
With every low, I am finally happy to have this school year over because I feel I ended on a peak. I am happy to return another year, to actually start over and see what the year will bring all of us. What is great about teaching and the school year is that we are always able to start over, pick up where we left off, or try again.