4/22/2012
Greetings to the Spartans Nation!
As this weekend comes to an end, and I prepare for hopefully a nice week of weather for our classes, I want to first apologize for the tardiness of my blog spots!!!! I realize it has been WAY too long since I last wrote, and will hopefully not let this happen the last months of school!!
Much has taken place since my last writing, so here we go.............
BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL finished what I feel was a very successful season. Even though the final won / loss record was not what our entire club would have liked, we did realize two of our three goals.....improve as individual players, and prepare for the mental phase of high school competition!!!!!!! I truly believe that all members of our club will compete in some type of competition at the high school level. If the hard work that was demonstrated during our season continues during high school, "our guys will be alright"!!!!!!!!!
In recalling our season, I would like to personally say "THANK YOU" to so many people who worked behind the scenes to make our Boys "Pack-The-Place" a very special day during my time in 66. For those who were not in attendance, my exit from the lockerroom at halftime was meet by a surprising moment at which timne Mr. Windsor,and Mr. Ken Rehr (Gower Coach) presented me with a framed jersey that I will forever cherish!!!!! In addition, cheerleaders and fans sported pictures and a banner that was very touching!!!! Once again.......THANK YOU!!!!!!!
Unfortunately, I was forced to miss twelve days of school before Spring Break, as the doctors at Rush helped "rebuild me for the future". My thanks go out to Mrs. Froats(my sub), as well as Miss Nyhlen and Coach Dvorak for making things run smoothly in my absence!
Our classes have finished Pickleball, Ping Pong, and Bags, and have now moved on to Badminton and Soccer, something the students truly enjoy participating in! Hopefully the weather will get a little warmer so all classes may go outside for the remaining days of the year!
On a final note, I would like to personally congratulate all members of the District 66 community who were involved in some form of the process to help select the new superintendent of schools. Much time and effort went into this procedure, with many grest candidates being evaluated. As the number was reduced to two, I had the pleasure of meeting both as they toured Lakeview Jr. High earlier this month. TOMORROW evening (April 23rd), the new superintendent will be introduced to the district at a special schoolboard meeting at 7 PM. I encourage all 66 community members to attend, and welcome this candidate and family to our district. UNFORTUNATELY for me, I will be unable to attend due to a previous commitment, but plan to get in touch on Tuesday morning!!
AND FINALLY.........just want to mention that the Cardinals are AGAIN in first place!!!!!! There is a rumor going around that the Redbirds won their 11th world championship in 2011, soon to be 12th in 2012, and so on, as to allow the Cub fans to keep track of how many the Cardinals have won...... :)
Have a great week, and ..............................
GO SPARTANS!!!!!!!!! PLAY HARD!!!!!!!!!!
Coach Dodd
Sunday, April 22, 2012
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