Dean and I are back in the swing of things with school is back in session. Dean is loving his time in the infant 2 class at the ECDC. There are 7 other “students” in his class many of whom he went to school with last year.
I am thankful to return to the same position at CHHS for a second year. It’s been 3 years since I returned to the same position for a second time. I have such a homey feeling when I walk into CHHS. I love the ladies in the counseling office and feel so blessed to be in such a wonderful environment.
To kick off the school year CHHS hosts a pep rally the Saturday night before school begins. I was eager to take Dean to his first pep rally and for Matt to see my students in action. We were lucky enough to enjoy the event with a fellow counselor, Lindsey, and her husband Steven. When we got to the school we were also able meet up with the McLaren’s. Dean enjoyed his first rally experience with his friend Gavin. We are looking forward to a great football and volleyball season! Hopefully we’ll be able to attend some Friday night games. Go Panthers!
Before the school year began the counseling team went on a planning retreat to Possum Kingdom. Dean and I made the drive down on Wednesday morning and returned on Thursday morning. It was a beautiful drive into the “hill country” of North Texas. Seriously, I have never seen such beautiful landscape, hills, lakes, and rivers. I can’t wait to plan a weekend trip for Matt and I.
We worked hard and accomplished loads. We also managed to enjoy each others company, go for a swim, and make homemade pizza. It was a great start to the school year. Hopefully we’ll achieve all of the goals we set as we work towards an amazing year!
This summer I attended the AP (Advanced Placement) Conference by Collegeboard for CHHS in San Antonio. There were about 10 representatives from Colleyville who attended in order to learn how to challenge, inspire, and bring higher quality education to the students we work with. The first night of the conference the entire team ate dinner at Mi Tierra Restaurant in the marketplace of downtown. While we were eating the waitress shared with us that Kathy Lee and Hoda would be coming to the restaurant. I was star struck! I am a huge fan of the Today Show and loved watching Hoda before she teamed up with Kathy Lee during the 10 o’clock hour. It turned out they were filming a segment for the show that aired a few weeks after our trip. Both women looked great in person despite the fact they were wearing the tackiest “Western” clothes ever!
The past two week I have been running a marathon – the marathon of AP testing. For My spring semester counseling project I had the pleasure of coordinating AP testing with another counselor and one of our assistant principals.
Since this was my first time my naivete was beneficial. I had no idea if I should be worried, stressed, overwhelmed…. I just worked hard to keep up with the pros. The students have the opportunity to earn college credit depending on how well they score. There was quite a bit of pressure on us to get everything right so that the students have the correct exams and the best testing environment to obtain optimal scores.
Over the course of the testing window we administered 28 exams in 10 days to over 500 students. Many of the students took more than one exam so essentially we administered 1500 exams! I was in my organizational element but the testing job was still huge! We tested the students in one of the many gymnasiums on the CHHS campus. The only drawback was it was the farthest possible point from my office. I know I walked MILES last week. I felt like every time I’d get to the gym I’d have to turn around and walk back to the other side of school.
Matt won the father/husband of the year award while I was working on this testing project. I had to report to the school early in order to get everything set for each day of testing. Matt committed to early mornings with Dean, extra housework, and fix your own dinners while I was married to my job. His dedication helped make 2 crazy weeks a little smoother.
Thankfully AP testing went off with out a hitch and I can now return to being a better wife and mother.
