Letter from the Superintendent - October 2016
As students progress through the educational process, educators try to emphasize the concept that who they spend time with is extremely important. Peers have a great deal of influence on your child, and as a parent or guardian you have a great deal of influence on who your child spends that non-school time with. While at school, most of your child’s day is quite structured. They are in a classroom or classrooms and settings such as hallways and lunchrooms, following the normal school routine. They are pretty busy people from bell to bell or subject to subject. Even after school, many activities fill their time and energy with physical exercise, academic endeavors, preparations for contests, etc. For those students who are not involved in activities maybe an after school job fills that extra time and character formation.
Once a student leaves that supervised setting it is essential that who your child “hangs” with is well known by you and they are surrounded with those who will be a positive influence on their lives and future. It has been said that the five closest people to you are who you tend to become like. I think this really rings true, and certainly with young developing minds. Do we want our kids to be able to have a positive, beneficial future for themselves or head in another direction? It’s hard to watch our kids all of the time. That’s true even in the confines of a school setting. Making a good effort, however, can make a huge difference. Let’s keep our kids on a path to doing their best and becoming the best they can be. Kids need their time for growing up and learning to be out on their own, but if you notice that there are changes happening in your child that you know are not beneficial, help them see these negatives and make some changes in the right direction. They all grow up in the end. Let’s help send them in the right direction to be the best they can be.