A Homecoming = Happiness!

Today I had the pleasure of returning to MY former grade school and presenting programs to the students and staff.

​What a wonderful experience to return to the place where I was first inspired by my own awesome teachers. In 5th grade, my teacher Mr. Ozee, invited students to write an essay for an Arbor Day competition. I wrote about the beauty of forests and how I treasured Joyce Kilmer's famous poem, Trees, which my father had read aloud to me many times. (It was  his favorite poem.) I couldn't believe when I actually WON the contest! From that moment on, I thought of myself as a writer. Also it was pretty cool to leave school mid-day and plant a tree at a local park in honor of Arbor Day. So you never know which event or which teacher will inspire you in your journey! Thank you, John S. Clark School!

Yay - that's me!

Presenting a program about Abraham Lincoln . . .

Well-thought out questions from the students!

Welcomed by School Board Member & Principal