GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!
GJHS Students Advance to State Science Fair- Congratulations to Jack Page, Cy Sweedler, Alejandra Castillo, Sarah Kunkel, and Jack Robbins who will be representing Graham Junior High School at the State Science Fair.
Early Voting- Early voting began this Monday for the 2022 Texas primaries. Early voting runs from February 14-25. There are several sites available to gather information regarding candidates and issues and their stance regarding public education. A couple of these sources are TeachtheVote and Texas Parent PAC. I encourage you to be informed and to vote.
Plan for Inclement Weather Missed Days- As you are aware, Graham ISD was closed for two days on February 3-4 due to inclement weather. The following is our plan regarding these missed school days. Regarding the student attendance missed days of February 3-4, we will use “banked minutes”; therefore, these two days will remain as student holidays. Regarding the staff missed days of February 3-4, we will use the 2021-2022 School Calendar Bad Weather days of Friday, March 11, 2022, and Monday, April 18, 2022, as staff workdays. In regards, to the days missed on February 23 and 24, we will communicate soon.
GHS Bella Blues- The GHS Bella Blues had an outstanding showing at the Danceline USA Classic State Championship competition in Weatherford this past weekend earning- Platinum Sweepstakes, 2nd Place Student Choreography (Lyric) by Lieutenant, Jordan Redner, and Team Pom Judges Favorite. Congratulations Bella Blues!
Lady Blues Soccer- The Lady Blues will be in Stephenville this evening at 5:30 pm. GO LADY BLUES!
Graham Steer Soccer- Congratulations on the BIG WIN over Brownwood this past Tuesday evening! Big game for our number 21 (Jaron Noble) with two goals on 2-22-22 to beat Brownwood 2-1. Good luck this evening at Stephenville. GO STEERS!!
Lady Blues and Graham Steer Tennis- Good luck today and tomorrow at the Cowtown Classic! GO LADY BLUES AND STEERS!
Graham Steer Baseball- The Steers will host a doubleheader on Saturday vs Bowie. The first game is scheduled to start at 11:00 am. GO STEERS!
GHS OAP Public Performance- Mark Your Calendar- The Graham High Theatre troop will present their 2022 One Act Play at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at the Graham Memorial Auditorium.
Good Corn…
James Bender, in his book How to Talk Well, relates the story of a farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue ribbon. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors. "How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?" the reporter asked.
"Why sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn."
He is very much aware of the connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbor's corn also improves.
So, it is in other dimensions. Those who choose to be at peace must help their neighbors to be at peace. Those who choose to live well must help others to live well, for the value of a life is measured by the lives it touches. And those who choose to be happy must help others to find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound up with the welfare of all.
The lesson for each of us is this: if we are to grow good corn, we must help our neighbors grow good corn.
Have an awesome day… Take care of yourself and others!
CORNY JOKES OF THE DAY!
Why shouldn’t you write with a broken pencil? (Scroll down for the answer.)
Because it’s pointless!
