Friday River Launch
April 19, 2019
The Passing of a Hero
Yesterday I thought about reaching out to Dr. Henry Oster to see how he is doing with his battle with cancer and found out he passed away. I was reading about people who live long, fulfilling lives and I thought of him. One of the keys to a long life is optimism. Dr. Henry Oster was one of the most optimistic and kind souls I have ever met. He shared his story of being a Holocaust survivor to teach students the important lessons of kindness, tolerance, and respect for human dignity. He taught students about the dangers of subtle racist thoughts and actions that turned into national policies of intolerance, hate and murder. How many reasons did Dr. Oster have to be a hardened, bitter soul? Many, but instead he choose hope, kindness and life. When he came to the U.S. he worked hard to become an optometrist, and used his gifts to make his community a better place. He provided free care to families and students in schools, and he shared his survivor story whenever he could. He preached kindness, and modeled it. He was supposed to speak at Rio Norte this Tuesday, he will be with us in spirit. Share kindness and optimism for Dr. Oster this week.
♥Audrey
Here is a part of Dr. Oster's story:
Good Things
Thank you, Amber, for a wonderful CJSF celebration yesterday! We celebrate our honor students!
Thank you to all of our administrative assistants who make all of our jobs easier and serve with caring, committed hearts!
Upcoming Events
April 24-CAASPP training and Leadership
April 24-Happy Administrative Professionals Day!
April 26-SOTM
April 26-4th Quarter Progress Reports
May 1-Department Meetings
April 29 CAASPP testing begins!
Next week!
Next week we will have CAASPP test prep on our early release Wednesday. The following week we will have Department meetings for collaboration.
Please select your students to recognize for the 8th grade awards ceremony ASAP!
Rio Norte Junior High School
Valenica, CA 91354
Audrey Asplund, Principal
Website: https://www.rionortejuniorhigh.org/
Phone: 661-295-3700