Life update

Well, we're coming to the close of a very busy week. We had football games on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The Monday game started at 6:30 (well....it was SUPPOSED to start at 6:30; it didn't actually get underway until 6:45 or so), so I didn't get home until nearly 10:00 pm. The other two started at 4:30 on unlighted fields, so we played 8 minute quarters with a running clock and no halftime in order to beat sundown (whew! Just did make it!). The Monday game, 8th-grade A team, was a thing of beauty. The boys played like they really wanted it and wound up winning 14 - 0. We got torched on Tuesday (poor 7th-grade A; they're great kids, but there's just no talent there and very little desire to actually play football!). On Wednesday, our 8th-grade B team went out with a "W," winning 21-6. All year I've been telling my defense that if they scored a defensive touchdown, they wouldn't have to run any more "super-loops" (the really long warm-up lap they run before stretching). Well, they finally got a defensive touchdown on Wednesday (I blitzed my middle linebacker; he caused a fumble, then picked it up and ran it in for the score!). Typical deal! The last game of the season! Anyway, we started basketball tryouts after school yesterday with the 7th-graders after school. There's one really big guy who would help us a lot, but I'm afraid he's not going to pass his classes so that's he's eligible to play. A couple of other guys stood out as well, but I'm afraid there's not enough talent there to make us a good basketball team. Perhaps someone else will show up on Monday; I sure hope so. This evening, 8th graders have their open tryout. Thus the end of the athletic week!

We had to close out the gradebook this week for 6-week grades AND give them their end of 6 weeks test (Curriculum-Based Assessment, or "CBA"). They answer on a scantron AND on the hard copy. I grade that copy as they complete the test - pretty good this time! The lowest class average was a 69; the highest an 86! MUCH BETTER than last time! Woo-Hoo!

Well, it's duty time! GTG! - Dan