First Days Of School

So far school is going pretty good. I have one family that is allready unhappy with me but I am exahausted at trying to please them. We had another meeting with them and we will just see how it goes from here on out. Hopefully things will get better. Other than that I love my classes. They have so much talent this year and are such a fun group of kids. Every one told me to expect my numbers to drop after the first year because I was a new teacher in the district but I was lucky and all my students except three came back and then I made up for all the seniors that left us last year. In fact, the three students that didn't come back are planning to be back in the second semester so we are doing really well. I am still hearing about more numbers and I hate to think that way because I don't consider my students a number but that is the game that the district is playing and with budget cuts I have to play it some as well. I have no doubt that the program will grow after this year though, because our students sound so good and I really believe that will draw more kids into the program. I really need more boys. I have about 40 girls in all my choirs put together and I have a total of 13 boys in all my choirs put together. One choir has 25 girls and eight boys. The boys are really holding up there part well though and I am proud of them. Cross Country is going good. I am struggling to get girls out but we do have a full team which is important. You have to have five for a full team. My boys if they continue with the hard work will be able to make it to state this year as a team and they seem to really want it. So, on Halloween I will be at the state cross country meet in Northern Idaho. This year it will be at a golf course near Moscow I believe instead of Lewiston. I told Tyson to be prepared to come with me becuase I am not missing my little girls first halloween. I missed halloween last year with Jaden and Jessica said he was so funny running around getting candy. I can't miss it again this year so they are going to have to follow me up there and we will do some kind of trick or treat with the boys families that come up with us. Well I've gotta go to bed. I have an assembly to take part in tomorrow and then I am singing the National Anthem at the first football game of the season against our rival. I am so excited for Football to start up. I need someone to send me a big Oregon Duck poster to hang in my room for reactions. Everyone here is a Boise Stae fan or BYU fan and when I have my Oregon stuff they are so funny about it.