Life on the Fly

Good Morning and Happy Friday!

Congrats to the GHS Steer Cross-Country Team!  They finished 2nd at the district and will be running at the Regional Meet this coming Monday in Lubbock.  Good luck and safe travels!

Our GJHS 7^th/8^th boys and 7^th grade girls Cross-Country Team finished 2^nd at the district meet.  The 8^th grade girls team are District Champs! Congrats on a great season!

Our Lady Blues Volleyball team defeated Mineral Wells this past Tuesday evening and sealed a playoff berth. Good luck tonight at home against Brownwood!

Best wishes to our Graham Steers as they travel to Mineral Wells to take on the Rams.

This week we launched the Watch D.O.G.S program for Pioneer, Crestview and Woodland.  We had over 300 dads attend the event.  See the district Facebook page for pictures.  If you know of anyone interested in participating but could not attend the launch event, please have them contact one of the campus counselors.  This event was a huge success in large part due to the efforts of Molly Morris, Xan Holub, and Donna Gatlin. A BIG THANK YOU for your efforts!

Awesome Community Night event planned and held by GJHS principal, Ginger Robbins and her amazing team.  A big crowd came out on a rainy night to enjoy the 7^th/8^th band, nachos, baked potatoes and dozens of fun activities. The Kiwanis Club and several local vendors really stepped up to assist with sponsoring the event. 

Potential Amendments of the 2015-2016 School Calendar

House Bill (HB) 2610, passed by the 84th Texas Legislature, amends Texas Education Code by striking language requiring 180 days of instruction and replacing this language with language requiring districts to provide at least 75,600 minutes of instruction, including intermissions and recess. HB 2610 took immediate effect this school year. Based on our calculations, this legislation may provide us the opportunity to amend our student attendance calendar by up to 8 days. Although we may be able to amend the calendar for student attendance, the Texas Education Code still requires that teachers employed on a 10-month contract provide a minimum of 187 days of service. We will be convening a meeting of the calendar committee to discuss our options and to consider recommendations that may be made to the School Board for consideration.  Stay tuned for information to come forward.

Life on the Fly

An old man and a young man are playing golf together.  The young man hits his tee shot and it lands 20 yards in front of a large pine tree blocking the green.  The young man asks for advice.

"You know, sonny," says the old man, "when I was your age, I'd hit that ball right over that tree."

So the young man digs in, swings as hard as he can, and smacks the ball right into the tree.  It ricochets back and lands right in front of the two golfers.

"Of course, when I was your age," says the old man, "that tree was only about ten feet tall."

Sometimes it appears that others have skills or luck that we simply miss.  In reality they dealt or deal with what happens in their life based on their current circumstances and obstacles.  It is often unfair to compare our situation with others, because the conditions and external factors may be far different.  It has been my experience that we must learn to "live life on the fly".  There is no absolute script, nor can we rely on the experience of others to always guide our way.  We need to value the example of others, but in the end it will be our responsibility to evaluate the conditions, understand the consequences, and execute with our maximum skills.

Corny Jokes of the Day: (scroll down for the answers)

1.         Why doesn’t anybody like Dracula?

2.         What top’s off a ghost’s ice cream sundae?

3.         What happens when a ghost gets lost in the fog?

Answers:

1.         He has a bat temper!

2.         Whipped scream!

3.         He is mist!