Friday, May 6, 2016

Keep Loading the Wagon

Good Morning and Happy Friday!

Congratulations to our 2016 Campus Teachers of the Year!

Pioneer Teacher of the Year- Jill Schmidt


Crestview Teacher of the Year- Micki Bullock


Woodland Teacher of the Year- Stacy Nantz


GJHS Teacher of the Year- Elsie Posern


GHS Teacher of the Year- Kim Wyatt


Our Elementary Teacher of the Year is:
Micki Bullock

Our Secondary Teacher of the Year is:
Kim Wyatt

Good Luck in the Regional Teacher of the Year Contest!


Employee of the Year Nominations- We are expanding our employee of the year awards. In addition to the the Campus Teachers of the Year, Elementary Teacher of the Year and Secondary Teacher of the Year, we will be honoring one employee from each of the following groups:
  • Administrative Assistant of the Year
  • Instructional Aide of the Year
  • Custodial Staff Member of the Year
  • Maintenance Staff Member of the Year
  • Food Service Staff Member of the Year
  • Transportation Staff Member of the Year

Each employee has the opportunity to nominate one person from each of the above categories. Please complete the form at the below link by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, 2016, to nominate a deserving individual.


End of Year Staff Breakfast and Awards- June 2nd signifies the last work day for our instructional staff. On this day, we are having a full breakfast (casseroles, biscuits & gravy, fruit and scones) catered by The Dinner Bell. The breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. in the GHS cafeteria. At 9:00 a.m. we will all meet in the GHS gym for the Staff Awards program. After the awards program, if you have completed the check out procedure with your principal, you are free to begin your weekend. To assist us with planning for the breakfast, we are asking each staff member to complete this Yes or No survey.


Graham ISD Inspires Conference- On August 16th Graham ISD will host the GISD Inspires Conference.  This conference will be an opportunity for Graham educators to share their experiences, strategies and expertise with other Graham ISD educators.  This will be a one day conference with forty-five minute sessions offered throughout the day.   If you would be willing to present at this conference please click on the link below and fill out the survey to provide information on your presentation topic.  Feel free to present in pairs, as a team or individually.  Another purpose of this day is to share some of the great things you have done in your classrooms or on your campuses. This survey will remain open through June 2nd.  Finally, if you plan on presenting more than one session fill out the survey for each topic.  Thank you and we look forward to a great conference!


BIG THANKS to the Graham Public Education Foundation (GPEF)- Our GPEF awarded $53,262.75 to our campuses.  The campus grant totals for this year were:

  • Pioneer Elementary- $9,200.60
  • Crestview Elementary- $18,250.05
  • GJHS- $20,610.10
  • GHS- $5,201.00

Members of GPEF Board are: Angie Graham (President), Mark Thayer (Vice-President), Danny Cusenbary (Sec/Treasurer) Bronwen Choate, Jennifer Coley, Jody Dacus, Suzy Graham, Shanna Iles, Andrea Lowery, Sara McCall and Wyatt Pettus.  I encourage you to thank these citizens for the time and energy they devote to raising funds for our students.  Additionally, if you were one of the grant recipients, please be “old school” and send a thank you note to the GPEF board. 

Keep Loading the Wagon

“Don’t worry about the mule – just keep loading the wagon!” Billy Dyer

I am crediting former China Spring High School math teacher, Billy Dyer, with this quote.  I know he was not the originator of the phrase.  With that said, it serves as a great reminder that we have work to do and sitting around worrying won’t get much accomplished.


We are on the cusp of the end of the 2015-2016 school year. There is much left to do with little time to do it! Just load the wagon – keep plugging along, keep doing what you are supposed to do, keep handling what needs to be handled, keep believing, keep working!

Corny Joke of the Day (In Honor of Mother’s Day!)

Why is a computer so smart? (scroll down for the answer)






It listens to its motherboard.

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