Since the 2011 tornado, the word hope has floated around our community with some regularity. It didn't hurt that the Joplin high school sign was left standing with just the letters O and P from the word Joplin remaining. Someone had the creativity to use duct tape to add the letters H and E to the beginning and end of the sign respectively.
In an attempt to streamline the website, I have only included four tabs at the top of the page. Those four tabs have now been arranged in the order, Homeroom, Orientation, Positivity, and Exploration. You may notice the first letters in those words are H, O, P, and E, clearly spelling HOPE. I didn't intend it to spell anything, but it is indicative of the message I want to convey to my students - that no matter how bad things seem, no matter how poor, how weak, or how ignorant we may feel, there is always hope for better. With hard work and respect, hope is something inspirational. Just as the now iconic sign at the high school encouraged the citizens of Joplin to pull themselves out of their basements and yearn for more, I always want to encourage my students to improve.
In an attempt to streamline the website, I have only included four tabs at the top of the page. Those four tabs have now been arranged in the order, Homeroom, Orientation, Positivity, and Exploration. You may notice the first letters in those words are H, O, P, and E, clearly spelling HOPE. I didn't intend it to spell anything, but it is indicative of the message I want to convey to my students - that no matter how bad things seem, no matter how poor, how weak, or how ignorant we may feel, there is always hope for better. With hard work and respect, hope is something inspirational. Just as the now iconic sign at the high school encouraged the citizens of Joplin to pull themselves out of their basements and yearn for more, I always want to encourage my students to improve.
