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September 06, 2006
The Right Decision
To say I was a little hesitant to leave the classroom and move over to the Media Center is an understatement. I was unsure if I would enjoy not having the day to day interaction with students. I was moving to a new school in an entirely different area than I spent the last ten years. Two great friends from Norwayne moved over this summer with me – Temple Herring and Carol Frederick. They came by the Media Center during lunch today and we all agreed whole heartedly that CBA is a FANTASTIC place to work. We laugh out loud at our pseudo Norwayne Alumni meetings and think how “Everyone is Someone at CBA!” Mr. Radford is a true gentleman and great to work for. The same kids who were holy terrors in middle school grow up and change into young adults who carry on civil conversations. They run clubs, they organize events, and they really are a pleasure to work with.
I am assisting Mrs. Caplinger with the Key Club. We meet every Thursday morning at 7:15 AM. You know this is a special group for me to get up this early for a meeting. Carson is the President and runs the meetings. I sat in awe at the last meeting as the “Educational Cottage” held 75 young adults willing to get up early and interested in performing 50 hours of community service each. The Kiwanis Club deserves huge accolades for developing an organization that provides young people with an opportunity to learn by serving others. I am also lucky enough to be working with Mrs. Savage in starting a Falcon Photography Club. These kids are going to get to learn the basics of photography and be able to capture the special memories of their high school years. We plan to use these images in our “Do it Right!” video presentations in the cafeteria. They will be printed, matted, framed, and displayed around campus to showcase the kids in their daily endeavors. So much of societies attention is focused on the mistakes kids make. We want to accentuate the positive.
There are difficulties. The chaos of the Media Center is so unfamiliar to a classroom guy who is used to at least occasionally controlling or even directing the classroom chaos. Whereas my responsibilities included only 50 students a day in the classroom I am fortunate to have worked with over 150 young adults today alone. Yes I have an enormous amount to learn, and classes to take, and the roof is leaking all around me, but I sit here at 4:30 this afternoon with a smile on my face, content with the work I have accomplished today, knowing that I am appreciated and happy beyond belief with the decision I made.
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