Friday, September 4, 2020

Steer Nation Message 9-4-20 Obstacles in Our Path

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!

GISD Team- Kudos to all for your work and dedication! The start of school is always a challenge… even more so this year with in-person and remote instruction.  When thinking about daily health screening, masks, shields, constant sanitizing, breakfast in the classroom, etc. it adds to my amazement and respect of what you all do for our students. I got to witness a first this year… I did not see a single kindergarten student cry the first morning of school!  I hope you each have a restful Labor Day Weekend!!!

Lady Blues Volleyball- Congratulations on the Tuesday night victory over Peaster! The Lady Blues will be in action this afternoon at 4:00 pm in Jacksboro. GO LADY BLUES!

Graham Steer Football- The Steers will be at Springtown this evening. Kickoff time is 7:00 pm.  Tickets must be purchased online at https://www.springtownisd.net/Page/12001. NO TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE GATE. PLEASE NOTE- Face coverings are required. The game will be live-streamed on the PositiveRadio.net Facebook page.

Lady Blues and Graham Steer Tennis- The Graham Tennis Team defeated Mineral Wells 17-2!  Wyatt Westerman and Ireland Beaty both had outstanding matches.  The tennis team's record is 3-2 and 1-0 in district play. Congratulations!

Lady Blues and Graham Steer Cross Country- Good luck tomorrow in Seymour!

GISD Rotary Duck Derby Teams- Graham ISD has several teams (Pioneer Elementary, Crestview Elementary, Woodland Elementary, GJHS National Junior Honor Society, GHS FFA, and Lady Blues Softball) participating in the Rotary Duck Derby Event. Go to  https://www.duckrace.com/Graham  “adopt” duck to support one of these teams.  The event will be held on the Graham downtown square on Saturday, September 19 from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm. In addition to supporting one of the GISD teams, you can help beat a Guinness World Record for the longest line of rubber ducks!

 

Obstacles in Our Path

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock.

 

Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.

 

Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded.

 

After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. 

The peasant learned what many of us never understand... Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.

Have a nice day and a grand weekend…take care of yourself and others!


CORNY JOKE OF THE DAY

Why wouldn’t the shrimp share his treasure? (Scroll down for the answer.)




 

He’s a little shellfish!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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