An Interesting Day

The day began with parking procedures that went remarkably well. Despite a significant section of the west lot being unavailable, the volunteers from the Explorers, Metro and our own staff managed things quite nicely.

Every 15 Minutes is a powerful program. I am so grateful to all the participants: Metro, Fire and rescue, Mercy Air, the Coroner's Office, Palm Mortuary, UMC and probably some I don't know about. Dan Buikema provided the leadership on the school side. The accident scene was graphic. Our students performed their roles realistically. Seeing the names of classmates on grave markers and hearing/reading obituaries should make it personal for our students. With the assembly tomorrow, I find it impossible to imagine this program won't have an impact. But will it be enough to overcome the eternal quest of young people to rebel against the rules imposed by adults?

This program is one of the ways we try to educate students about the dangers of drug and alcohol use/abuse. We are going to talk about some other potential steps the school might take at a "Town Hall" meeting on April 17. Now the last such event we had in February was about the potential move to 4A athletics. Attendance for that event was smaller than I expected. These issues touch the lives of every student at Faith. I am hoping for a bigger crowd.

Meanwhile, while the HS students were engaged in Every 15 Minutes, many of our MS students were hearing from Jim and Pam Voelkel, authors of Middleworld, a Mayan themed adventure tale. Their experiences were fascinating and gave our students a look at a world few are familiar. They also got to see Mr. Boche in some ancient Mayan dress, which was certainly a highlight of my day:

Tonight we have a concert featuring the band from Mayer Lutheran High School in Minnesota. I don't remember this much stuff happening when I was in school.