Don't Overthink It...

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This week I have decided to recycle an oldie but a goodie post and dedicate my blog to the game that I love and hate the most, golf!! Thanks to a recent outing with a colleague, I got my game into the best shape it's been in for years AND got this awesome idea for a blog post. While we spent the afternoon laughing, high-fiving for good shots, and talking to ourselves after poor shots, there was one constant about the game: Regardless of a good shot or bad shot, the mumbling was always, "Don't overthink it!" Almost everyone knows that sports, especially golf, are mentally grueling and the more you think while playing usually the worse the outcome. So why do we continue to overthink things? Is education any different right now in this time of uncertainty and change? Maybe, just maybe the adults don't always have the perfect answer because we overthink it, but collaboratively with our students, I know the right answers will be found. More than ever, our students have answers to what needs to be done differently in our schools to improve both their experience and student outcomes as well. Famous golfer Ben Hogan once said, "Golf is the hardest game in the world. There's no way you can ever get it. Just when you think you do, the game jumps up and puts you in your place." I find this to be a perfect analogy for our profession. The second we, as educators think we have everything figured out and become stagnant, is the second we have failed ourselves and our students. One thing we have all learned about life is that change is a given and currently in education change is becoming more and more the norm. So why do we resist change so much in our profession? After all, if our duty is to promote learning to our youth, why are so many educators turned off to the idea of learning new strategies and trying new lessons? While degrees and certifications may prove our intelligence or maybe they just prove persistency, they certainly do not make us omnipotent wizards of the classroom. Our craft is always changing and the only way to ensure success for all is to recognize this, accept it, and grow with it. If we don't overthink the change, then there won't be anything to fear. I leave you today with this quote from Bruce Crampton, "Golf is a COMPROMISE between what your EGO wants you to do, what EXPERIENCE tells you to do, and what your NERVES will let you do." I'm not certain that there could be a better correlation between the difficult task of being an educator. We must continue to want to grow and acknowledge our biases and understand that our beliefs are simply that, our beliefs. No one's beliefs are absolute and are a prescription for everyone in a community. It's time to compromise with our egos and experience and take the risk that our nerves are telling us to take. Our students deserve it and if we let them, they can lead the way!


Early Childhood Registration 

Registration for the 2022-2023 school year in the Early Childhood Program will be taking place from June 6 through June 10. For more information, including information on required documentation, please see our informational flyer here: https://app.peachjar.com/flyers/2274056/districts/32521.   

Congratulations Athletes

Congratulations to all of our Spring sports scholar-athletes and teams! The NYSPHSAA has released the list of scholar-athletes and teams for the Spring 2022 season. Our Scholar Teams for the Spring 2022 season include: Girls Varsity Golf coached by Dave Petrelli, Boys Varsity Golf coached by Peter Dalton, Girls Varsity Lacrosse coached by Kayla Smith, Girls Varsity Softball coached by Gerald Closinski, Boys Varsity Tennis coached by Larry Bevilacqua, and Boys Varsity Track and Field coached by Timothy Hoffman. In total, across all sports, we had 90 students achieve the Scholar-Athlete distinction. Individual awards are given to any student who has a cumulative GPA of 90% or higher; while team awards are given to teams that have 75% of the roster achieving a GPA of 90% or better. 

2022-2023 Immunization Requirements 

As you know, New York State has several requirements for school admission. These requirements are not COVID related and are the general requirements for schools in New York State. The link below will take you to the State Education Department website that outlines the required vaccinations. Please speak to your school nurse or family physician if you have any questions regarding any requirements. 

School Vaccine Requirements

Parent Information Regarding School Vaccines


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