The Swing
By Dr. Marcia The SwingRecently, our family experienced the sudden loss of a loved one. Although it came as a shock, we gathered the strength and courage to lay him to rest in our native land. The expenses we incurred were enormous, but our love and respect for...
It Only Takes A Sparks
It Only Takes a Spark By Dr. Marci D When I was a little girl, I learned a simple, yet powerful song written by Kurt Kaiser. The opening line still lingers in my memory: “It only takes a spark to get a fire going, And soon all those around can warm up in its glowing;...
Unsung Heroes in the Classrooms as Teachers and Students
Unsung Heroes in the Classrooms as Teachers and Students By Dr. Marci In classrooms, there are countless unsung heroes – teachers and students whose contributions often to unnoticed but are vital to the fabric of learning. Teachers who work tirelessly behind the...
It’s the Little Thing
It’s the Little Thing By Dr. Marci D March 6, 2025 Recently our school celebrated Music In Our School Week and we dressed up each day just to show our musical spirits. One of the days we dressed to represent various genres of music, so some people (staff and students)...
Everyone Needs a Cheerleader
Everyone Needs a CheerleaderBy Dr. MarciFebruary 10, 2025 For a while now it seems as if my writing juices were not flowing and so I just didn’t write! It might seem strange to many, but I am sure people who write daily understand where I am coming from. Hopefully...
Don’t Let Your Light Go Out
Don’t Let Your Light Go Out By Dr. Marci April 2, 2024 “This little light of mine, I’m gonna to let it shine”. Those are the words of a little song I learned as a young girl, and it has been coming to me every day recently. It hit me even more a few days ago when I...
Our Past Helps to Weave Our Future!
Our Past, Helps to Weave Our Future! By Dr. Marci As a Social Studies teacher, who might I add does not really like History, I always look for ways to encourage students to want to study History. That being said, for Black History I wanted to make it fun and not do...
Teaching, the Nobel Profession?
Teaching, the Nobel Profession? By Dr. Marci D Teaching is considered a noble profession because those who teach, impart knowledge to students and tend to inspire, mentor, and impact the students to achieve higher in their life. Abdul Kalam once said that “Teaching is...
Make the Best of Life
Make the Best of Life By Marci D We started high school together many, many years ago and most of us lacked confidence and were unsure of where life would take us, as we embarked on our journey. Ironically, our yearbook had a heading for the school year: We’ve...
Choose Kindness
Choose Kindness By Marci D As always, I begin the school year with wonderful ideas and hopes of how the year will go smoothly. I used my summer break to recharge, renew and reset my teaching styles, philosophy and overall thinking and attitude about how to get through...
Do You Really Want to Know?
Do You Really Want to Know? By Dr. Marcia There are many things that I love about being kind and saying hello is one of them. Whenever I am walking in the hallways of work, it’s one of the things that comes naturally – just to say hi to my co- workers. Unfortunately,...
The Masterpiece
The Masterpiece By Dr. Marcia Death seems to be raising its ugly head every day and just yes, too close for comfort. I’ve been putting off writing about this because it has stomped me, and I have not been ready to face the raw memory. This time it’s another friend...