Our BCMS "Awake for a Cure" event was so much fun and what made it such a great success was both the participation of so many from our community (students, parents, staff, and special guests) and how amazingly responsible our students were throughout the evening.
I love the this quote by Charles Swindoll:
"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company ... a church ... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude ... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me, and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you ... we are in charge of our Attitudes."
We had so many great experiences...
- We had three Siena College Baseball players talk with over 100 students about working hard academically, athletically and to be a good person.
- We had teams play exciting and LOUD 3 on 3 basketball games and despite a knockout format I didn't observe any poor sportsmanship.
- We had over 100 High School students help us lead more than 25 events
- We had more than 100 Adult volunteers stay with us from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
- And we had more than 125 8th graders make it all the way through the night
... but most of all I am reminded by a very special student about attitude, perspective and strength.
FOP (Fibrodysplaysia Ossificans Progressiva) is one of the worst conditions going and yet our student who inspired this event, who was diagnosed with this condition last Spring, and whom I have grown to admire tremendously is always smiling and a joy to be around. Her emotional intelligence, her resilience to remain emotionally strong, and her fortitude to "choose her attitude" every day are all off the charts.
In the coming days I will be working with our tech department to post a thank you letter to the Aspen accounts of all students who participated in the event and in the letter we will let you know the names of all online donors and the amounts they contributed. We are waiting for the final tallies from the FOP organization and once received these should be up within 2 to 3 days.
Thank you on behalf of so many for all of your support in this event!
Mike Klugman
Weekly Notes
Thank you's
- Our grand total of funds raised was over $30,000.00
- To all of our staff and students who helped to build our Scarecrows - outstanding!
- Thanks to our 7/8 student council for the Tailgate party - another great turnout!
- Thanks to all of our Fall Coaches and club moderators for creating such a vibrant and positively structured extracurricular program for our students!
- Getting students healthy social opportunities at the onset of the school year has such a profoundly positive impact on their academic success and their overall well-being!
- Thank you to our PE staff for once again graciously supporting our Picture Days! ...and to our front office staff for coordinating these!
- Thank you to Team Leaders and Ken Rizzo for coordinating our 1st Character Lunch.
- These groups of kids are always charismatic and have a pull on us that reminds about the best of what we do!
- To all of our students who VOLUNTARILY attended Friday Support this past Friday from 3:00 to 5:00 PM! A special thank you to our four High School student tutor volunteers!
- The ability to prioritize academics first is truly impressive
Quote of the Week
“Today’s adolescents generally perceive their external environment as harsh, unpredictable, and unsafe. Terrorism, Facebook envy, and cyberbullying are all part of their daily reality.”Ruby Payne
“Keeping Students Safe from Harm” by Ruby Payne in AMLE Magazine, October 2015 (Vol. 4, #3, p. 36-37), no free e-link available; Payne can be reached at rpayne@ahaprocess.com.
Monday, October 19
- No Late Buses
- Aspen Training for Teachers after school
Tuesday, October 20
- Aspen Training for Teachers after school
- Late buses
Wed, October 21
- Late Buses
- BOE 7:00 PM
Thurs, October 22
- Late Buses
- FASS (Friday After School Support) 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Have a great weekend!
