Maverick Minutes
Week of 9/10 - 9/14
Never Forget
I had just begun my fifth year of teaching high school English. The school went eerily silent. No noise in the hall, no echos through the walls, no outside sounds. We stepped out into the hallway and TV's began to play. From that moment...the world stopped. Seventeen years later, we still feel it. When we go to Washington in the Spring, teachers will pause at the 9/11 Memorial at the Pentagon and that day comes back. We will hear of the smallest victim of the 184 passengers who was three. We will learn of the winners of a contest who earned a seat on Flight 77 and we will look at the building and imagine the people working in their offices as that glide descends into the building...you will stare endlessly at the low path it took and where it struck.
On Tuesday, we will take a moment of silence to remember 9/11 during the announcements. Please follow up with a moment to explain the importance of the day and the need to be respectful for those in the building that may not have been born, but still may have been impacted.
Have a great week! Thank you for all that you do!
Important Dates
September 10--14
9/ 10-27: iReady Diagnostic Dates
9/10-14 Lockdown drill to be done—drill will begin as regular lockdown and move to “blackout” (length of drill approx. 15-20 mins)
9/10-11: No blocking in ENCORE--blocking begins in ENCORE classes Sept 12
9/10: SIT Mtg. 4:15 Media Center
9/11: 6th grade field trip to Cab. Arena/Ag. Fair 9:30 departure return approx. 1PM
9/ 11: MTSS 10:00 Conference Room
9/12: TLT—Liz and Rick (changed from 9/11)
9/12: ENCORE classes begin blocking
9/12: Team Mtgs. with Admin/GC
9/12: Softball at KMS 4:30; 8th grade football home (5:00 kickoff at the HS Stadium field) vs WMS;7th grade away--Bill
9/13: Staff Meeting—Stop the Bleeding trng. w/Harrisburg FD 7:30-8:30AM in the gym—staff please be on time—need to start at 7:30AM--a lot of valuable/lifesaving information to cover/hands-on training/Q & A
9/14: Safe Schools annual beginning of the year training modules due
9/15: Early College Kickball Tournament at HiRMS Base/Softball fields
Next Week
9/17-27: iReady Diagnostics Dates
9/17: Softball home vs CMS 4:30
9/18: MTSS 10:00 Conference Room
9/19: Grade Level Meetings
9/19: Softball home vs JNFMS; 7th grade football home vs KMS; 8th grade away
9/20: Battle of the Books team meeting Media Center 8AM
9/20: Girl Scouting informational mtg. at HiRMS Café 6-8PM