Parent Email - Meet the Teacher Follow-Up, 8/15/25

8/15/24

Parents / Guardians,

Thank you for joining us last night for our annual Meet the Teacher Night.  It was great seeing everyone!  We value any feedback you’d like to share.  Please consider completing this brief survey. 

Here are my condensed notes from my remarks from last night along with some links:

  • New faculty:

    • Mrs. Smith - 8th Grade Red Team Science

    • Mr. Davidson - Project Lead the Way

    • Mr. Statham - World Languages

    • Mrs. Knox - 7th Grade Resource-ELA

    • Miss Morris - Social Worker

  • Help-a-Thon:

  • School Theme

  • Leadership Academy

    • Early Release Wednesdays

    • Topics:  Resourcefulness, Curiosity, Sociability, Self-Awareness, Resilience, Empathy, Integrity, Creativity

  • Deliberate discomfort

    • School presents difficulties and opportunities

    • Here to challenge and support

    • Muscle only grows in the presence of resistance

    • Goal: growth and success

  • Drop-Off/Pick Up Tips

    • Lining up vs. avoiding line

    • No parking on 2nd St

    • 3:10 parking lot empty and available

It’s been a great start to the new school year!  

Chris Carter
Principal

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