This is a special time for parents & grandparents! When a child is excited and has a sense of wonder about a new school y ear, it’s impossible not to get caught up in their emotions as well. After all, our own Back-to-School experiences through the years give us the great blessing of being able …
Students aren’t alone in riding the emotional rollercoaster. The first day Back-to-School is a high anxiety, high excitement time for teachers and staff too! It can’t be helped. From enrolling new students, creating new bus routes, preparing lessons, setting up welcoming classrooms, or starting fall sports practices, we continually look for ways we can better …
It crossed my mind the other day that I have had a “first day of school” consecutively since 1968. My K-12 years at Shepherd Public Schools and Carsonville-Port Sanilac Schools 1968-1980, undergraduate studies at Central Michigan University 1981-1984, math/physics teacher at Unionville-Sebewaing Area Schools 1985-2004, and administrator at Saugatuck Public Schools 2005-present. Back to school is …
