Senior Walk-Through

For the past few years, seniors from Joplin High have ridden buses to their elementary and middle schools to walk through the hallways "one last time".  The event allows them to connect with some of their teachers who haven't seen them for a long while.  It also intends to encourage younger students to keep charging forward.  Recently, we were thrilled to host the event for this year's seniors.

Mr.  Culbertson even stepped out of retirement for a few minutes to be here for his own former students.  He and I engaged in a few "magical" shenanigans of our own, entertaining the fourth grade Hoggatteers, as well as a whole bunch of seniors (Hoggatteers and otherwise).  We have a wonderful routine in which I can read Mr. C's mind in traveling on a "road trip" to cities chosen by students.  I have no idea where we are going, but through the process of telepathy that we perfected after over two decades of working side by side, I can deduce where we are headed. It was a great time to connect the dots between fourth graders and twelfth graders and amaze both groups at the same time.

​We, of course, wish the seniors well as they embark on new adventures.