I am beginning my 2nd year as an Administrator at MSMS. Very thankful that I have been given the opportunity to be a part of something special here at MSMS. By working as a TEAM, our staff has created many opportunities to help or students develop a passion to want to come to school. We have been very blessed to have a positive working environment to where everyone does not take for granted any opportunities to make a difference each day.

Robin is a 2nd grade teacher in my district, and she is the epitome of the words “teacher leader”. She had been working hard on aligning her curriculum to her standards, while also transforming her classroom into a self-paced, personalized learning environment. She saw a desperate need for the entire grade level to go through some training and refocusing of priorities when it comes to teaching the standards. She took it upon herself to get the training need brought to the attention of the administration, and then offered examples and resources to all members of the grade level to show them how to align curriculum to standards and assessments. She also agreed to do further trainings with the other teachers to ensure they become comfortable with the new alignment process. ALL 2nd grade students will benefit from Robin’s initiative!

Penny has proven to be invaluable in her position as a 2nd grade teacher. Our school was presented with a new initiative this school year. Many teachers were reluctant to give it a try. Penny took on the initiative and completed the first three units. She unselfishly shared all of her work with the other teachers. As we know, teaching is often a “thankless” job. I am presenting this card to Penny to THANK her for her work ethic and willingness to be a team player. Penny, I wish we all had your deep rooted desire to do our best!

My principal gave me the 7 of hearts card on the first day of school. He said he appreciated all that I had done over the summer to help the first day be a success. Often times the work done behind the scenes goes unnoticed, and it was really nice that he took the time to notice my efforts.

My sister recently had surgery and is confined to a wheelchair for a period of time. Grabbing some groceries while pushing a wheelchair is not an easy task. After buying a load of school supplies for her students, my sister tells me that she needs a new mini refrigerator to hold all of the extra breakfast and lunch food items. I left her up front, loaded the refrigerator and made my way back to the front of the store the whole time wondering how I was going to make it to the truck with EVERYTHING. God tends to put people where we need them. Mrs. Betty Sue and her precious husband pushed our cart to the truck, helped me unload everything and even put up our cart! People like them show that there are still amazing and Godly people in the world. We appreciated their kindness more than we can express!

Jon thanked me for being a significant part in bringing him to Muhlenberg County. It was a team effort and very glad it was able to take place. My role was small compared to the inspiration he gave us and the reminder that we all make a difference in students’ lives whether we ever know the impact or not. I love watching for the significant moments and the inner reward when these moments are realized! Thank you Jon!

She’s got an amazingly tough job and has to deal with plenty of difficult passengers. On my trip out, she took the time to really listen and help us. (Don’t always see that). Well, you see it for the important safety stuff, but she took care of the simple things with a wonderful smile as well.
It made a difference in my day and she will get this card when we land.