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Ask the Superintendent - Aug.
30, 2006
Did you ever notice how August 31st sneaks up on
you? Wasn’t mid-July, with more than six weeks of
summer remaining, just yesterday? There was still
plenty of time to enjoy the long summer days. Ample
opportunities remained to do all that had been
planned; be it recreation or summer work projects.
Then in what appears to be an instant you look at a
calendar and “Holy End of Summer Batman!” it’s
August 31st. Once again another summer has flown by.
Soon comments will be heard like; “I don’t know
where the summer has gone!” and “each year summer
seems to get shorter and shorter.”
Lengthwise summers really haven’t changed much over
the years, but what has changed is the amount of
“things and stuff” we try to cram into them. The end
result is we always need three more weeks to
accomplish our planned summer projects and in
reality we usually only have three days left.
In the event you think your summer has been too
short, the following illustrates individuals whose
summer ended long before September 5th:
• High School
football practice started August 14th for
coaches and players;
• All other High School sports started August
21st;
• High School athletic competition started
August 28th;
• The majority of our teachers have been
preparing their classrooms for more than two
weeks;
• New teacher orientation was held August 28th,
29th, and 30th, for the twenty-eight
professionals new to our district;
• Members of the Board of Education visited all
of the school buildings on the evening of August
29th to certify they are safe and ready to
receive students on Opening Day, September 5th;
• On August 30th, 31st, and September 1st, our
bus drivers will be driving their buses
“rehearsing their routes”. (A sure sign summer
is over, is seeing school buses on the road).
• School opens for teachers and staff on August
31st with a Superintendent’s Conference Day;
• September 1st is a full day of school for
teachers, as they report to their respective
buildings to work with their administrators;
• Most college students were back on campus for
classes which started on August 28th; and lastly
• The first day of school for students in
Pennsylvania was August 28th.
Yes it is August
31st, but time still remains to complete that last
minute shopping and enjoy a long, relaxing weekend
before the start of school on September 5th. Due to
the Labor Day Weekend and the fact that I will be
out in the schools with the “kids” all day on
Tuesday, my column will not appear next week. Have a
great Labor Day Weekend and enjoy the last official
weekend of summer.
Roy Reese
Superintendent of Schools
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