Homecoming

This is my first year acting as the adviser to Student Government. It's a much bigger job than I realized it would be. I just had no idea the kind of hours I would put in. I must admit that my regular classroom teaching has suffered a bit because of the demands from Student Government. I don't feel great about this, but something has to give somewhere. It won't always be like this... the next couple months should be much less stressful. Thank goodness I have a lot of support.

The Jensen's are a great help!

Julie is co-adviser and a fantastic partner!

The theme for the Homecoming Dance was 'Island Paradise.' The kids voted to have it be more casual and wanted to try some new things. They attempted to host a luau dinner complete with Polynesian dancers for entertainment. That ended up falling apart, but the dance itself was a great success.

The entrance to the building was flanked with lit tiki torches (one of which caught on fire and completely burned). Inside the building we had an arch, created a waterfall and pond, and made a false ceiling that looked something like clouds in the sky.

The pictures simply don't do it justice. We also ordered fresh flower leis from Hawaii, which was a great success. I wish I had been feeling better and would have taken better photos. I've just been running myself ragged and I am now quite ill. I must thank my excellent date for being extremely helpful and putting himself to work. He was wonderful and relieved a lot of my stress. It's rare to have someone take care of me and it felt nice. Thank you, Brian!