Sharing What I’m Hearing . . .
Well, I may not be the most frequent “tweeter” or someone who posts a lot of information on social media sites, but that doesn’t mean that I am not aware—especially about the positive buzz out there about Springfield High School. It has been very nice to read some of the comments about our efforts to communicate with families and students. Social media platforms help us share the good things happening both academically and in our extra-curricular activities. They also have provided us with a great tool to keep folks aware of updates and changes—we are grateful that these exist and that so many have taken advantage of the parent, team and teacher pages. Our “key communicators”
Our “key communicators” continue to share the “news.” Whether it’s the excitement of still having competitions like the Science Olympiad and speech and debate; teases about ways we are showcasing talent on the radio (whether they’re entertaining us with those great hits or as drama club takes over Blue Devil Radio every Thursday in March for their radio dramas) and, of course, how about our student athletes who’ve given us so many reasons to cheer. What I also love seeing are the compliments for our teachers, coaches, advisors and for the SHS staff who work so hard to prepare our kids and facilities so learning and competing can be done safely—even during a pandemic. There are a lot of people working so hard, and it’s really nice for them to see that their work is noticed and appreciated.
This year has taught us a lot. We have proven that even a global pandemic will not stop teachers from teaching and learners from learning. The end of February brought exams. Then, March 1 signaled the beginning of the third trimester. For our seniors, that means that the countdown is on for their final days at SHS. Our juniors will soon be taking the ACT, and the entire student body is anxious to return to the building to finish out the 2020-21 school year.
This has been an unusual year—understatement, right? I think I’ve said it more than a few times, but it bears repeating at least once more. What our students want more than ever is to come to school. The remote and hybrid learning models allowed students to safely learn, while the virus continues to spread at unprecedented rates. They also demonstrated how much the students want to actually be in their classrooms, with teachers, to experience lessons that can’t be found in a Google classroom. Some progress is being made, and with the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine and continued efforts to wear masks, practice hand hygiene and respect distances of three to six feet, we are hopeful that before too much longer, we will be seeing students, with more frequency, throughout SHS.
In the meantime, thanks for the support, patience and suggestions offered on social media. It’s great to see.
