Friday Flash
PHS News, Upcoming Events, and Recognition
Expectations...
ex·pec·ta·tion
/ekspekˈtāSH(ə)n/
noun
a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future.
"reality had not lived up to expectations"
a belief that someone will or should achieve something.
What an interesting word that is so pervasive in everything we do in education. We have expectations in our classrooms for our students' behaviors. We have expectations of our teachers, administrators, and staff for a certain level of behavior and accomplishment. The state even has expectations for a school and district's performance. In fact, we are graded by the state using this term in the form of either not meeting, partially meeting, meeting, or exceeding all followed by the key word EXPECTATIONS. Which, by the way, the high school was Exceeding Expectations according to the state for the second year in a row...more to the point, we were one of two high schools statewide who were deemed as Exceeding Expectations...Wow...That means PHS was in the top 3.9% of high schools in the state! Regardless of the state's expectations, your success has come from the set of expectations that truly matter, those that you as a staff have for yourselves. You have a set this standard for yourselves and your teaching that is so high that everyone else's view of that is a by-product of your own self-imposed, relentless pursuit to serve our students in a capacity that is truly immeasurable, and for that, I thank you!
Upcoming Events
- Thursday (9/22) Strategic Planning - Board Room 7 PM
- Monday-Friday (9/26-9/30) Homecoming Schedule
- Monday-Friday (9/26-9/30) Homecoming Weekly Events Schedule
- All Homecoming times and events are subject to change