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While Spring is the
season of renewal and
new beginnings, in
education it marks the
start of closure. Our
seniors who walked
anxiously through those
high school doors in
August are getting
ready to close a monumental chapter of their lives.
Those preschool and kindergarten students who clung
so closely to their mothers on that first day of school are
saying goodbye to their earliest academic memories,
teachers begin to brainstorm ways to do things
differently next school year to better adapt to a new set
of standards and assessments. Administrators close this
year’s goals and look ahead at developing a new direction
for the following academic year.
While this winter challenged us in many blistery ways,
I am confident that this spring will bring us a sense of
closure. We will put the shovels back in the garage, the
winter boots in the attic, and the heavy coats in the
closet. Winter will soon be behind us and what lies ahead
is nothing short of exciting. I ask you to come into our