Nov

20

I Need a New Name for My Blog

November 20, 2008 | 4 Comments

As many within G-Town may already know, it is with mixed regret and excitement that I announce my resignation from the position of assistant superintendent of Gowanda Central School. I have accepted the position of Superintendent of Schools for the Randolph Central School District. My last effective date at GCS will be December 21, 2008.
 
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May

3

Live and Let Live

May 3, 2007 | 1 Comment

Several of our students attended the workshop portion of our Board of Education meeting last night to talk about the organization of the GSA (Gay Straight Alliance). Long time readers of this blog will recall my posts at the beginning of this school year about our kids and their desire to meet as a group.
I [...]

Apr

10

Paris in the Morning

April 10, 2007 | 11 Comments

We leave for Paris via the Eurotrain at 7:15 tomorrow morning. What a day we had today! We tried hard to please everyone in the group for at least part of the day and I’ve no idea if we succeeded.
We began the morning with a tour of Westminster Abbey for most of us. This was [...]

Apr

8

London Bridge Is Not Falling Down

April 8, 2007 | 5 Comments

Our EF trip is off without a hitch, everyone on both flights arrived safely and all luggage was even here on time. We’re in London and tomorrow we tour the city followed by Windsor Castle. Today was a walking tour of the city and we saw Trafalgar Square, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, and Covent Garden. [...]

Apr

5

G-Town Show Down

April 5, 2007 | 3 Comments

Our third annual G-Town Show Down was another huge success today, showcasing our kids in a big way. This is a great opportunity for our kids to shine, especially for those students who excel in something other than school sports and activities. A couple of terrific bands, a great teacher band–they ROCKED–and Kelly D. stole [...]

Apr

5

G-Town Travels

April 5, 2007 | 3 Comments

I am about to be completely unplugged, disconnected, not even a phone to my name. Early Saturday morning, we leave for a G-Town trip to London, Paris, and Madrid. Eighteen students and four adults, three countries in 10 days, non-stop action, little sleep, and see as much as we can possibly fit in.
When I was a [...]

Mar

30

G-Town Goes Bald

March 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

MAJOR PROPS to the G-Town students, teachers, staff and community members who fund-raised in our first annual Bald for Bucks. We watched 35+ caring individuals go bald on stage this morning, after raising money for Roswell. It was wonderful to watch everyone come together to raise $7426.01 through pledges and our dress down day.
Nice job from [...]

Mar

14

Taste of Gowanda

March 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Our Building Improvement Team hosts it’s second annual “Taste of Gowanda” contest this evening. Our inaugural event was held last year and was a huge success, bringing together students, faculty, and community members in this cooking contest. We have appetizers, main dishes, and desserts with 37 entries. There’s even a cookbook containing all of tonight’s [...]

Mar

4

G-Town Show Down

March 4, 2007 | 2 Comments

We started our positive school wide behavior management program last Monday. It’s called the “Panther Power Program” and it culminates in a huge school assembly on the last day of school before Spring Break, April 5, 2007.
I started this program while working as an assistant principal at Frontier Middle, continued it as the high school [...]

Dec

21

Follow Up on GSA

December 21, 2006 | 1 Comment

Previously, I posted about a student group in G-Town who is interested in starting a Gay/Straight Alliance. At that time, I had a lot of questions and I was looking for some clarity in my own thinking. Blogging about it brought several comments, and G-Town Readers helped me process the whole thing.  
Our students interested in [...]

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