To be Grateful

In addition to scrumptious turkey, delectable mashed potatoes, and the crème de la crème of the meal - cranberry sauce, Thanksgiving is about gratitude.  It provides a checkpoint in the year for all of us to take stock of our lives. Family, friends, and the people with whom we interact everyday are enriching; they teach us to love, to laugh, to forgive. They show us examples of PRIDE in big ways and in small.

On this eve of Thanksgiving, I'd like share with you a few of things I am grateful for:

• Our new redesigned Reading Room! Ms. JoAnn, Mrs. Pringle, Mrs. Worthington, & Mrs. Doukakis have spent countless hours preparing a new fantastically comfortable space for our students

• Teachers who are willing to step out of their comfort zone and use Number Talks and Three Act Lessons to engage students in deep mathematical thinking.  Just recently, I've observed Mrs. Dougherty, Mrs. Costello, Mrs. Hansberry, and Mr. Grundel doing exactly that!

• Rori and Jahnesha - two 5th graders - who consistently perform their role as morning announcers with aplomb

• All of our staff who agreed to be Student Success Mentors and focus on improving student attendance this year; thank you!

• Students who do the right thing, even when no one is looking.  This type of integrity is on display in each of our classrooms everyday

• Classes that have worked hard reading as many books as possible to win Humphrey for a week.  Thank you to Mrs. Pringle, Ms. Savage, Mrs. Costello, Ms. Saeger, and Ms. Frazier's students!

• For our support staff who strive everyday to help our neediest students to fulfill their infinite potential

• The smiles and hugs of students I receive every day; it means the world to me!

Having numerous things to be thankful for, I could not possibly list them all in this post. Surely, many of you feel the same way.  However, in the comment section below, please share with me two or three things you are grateful for in your life.  I would love to hear about them!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Staying Safe While Walking

Below you will find a letter I sent home to all of your parents today.  Students please read through it and in the comments section offer suggestions on how we can help keep our friends and classmates safe:

Podcast - Episode 3 - An Interview with Ms. Swanson - 1st Grade Teacher

Below you will find our third podcast episode.  This is an interview with Ms. Swanson our new 1st grade teacher at Evergreen.  This is an opportunity for students and parents to get to know a little bit more about Ms. Swanson. We hope you enjoy it!

Download the MP3 file

Podcast Episode 2 - An Interview with Ms. Bhatia - 5th Grade Teacher at Evergreen

Below you will find our second podcast episode.  This is an interview with Ms. Bhatia our new 5th grade teacher at Evergreen.  This is an opportunity for students and parents to get to know a little bit more about Ms. Bhatia. We hope you enjoy it!

Download the MP3 file

A 5th Grade Perspective

This school year has gotten off to an auspicious start.  Everyone - parents, students, and teachers - have adjusted well to the new drop off loop, parking configuration, new classrooms, and new office spaces.  These many changes have been taken in stride.

To keep this positive momentum going specifically for our students, I asked one of our 5th graders - Rory - if she had any advice she could offer her fellow classmates on what they should focus on at this early juncture in the school year.  Here is her response:

"Something we have in our school is the acronym “P.R.I.D.E.” It means to be positive, respectful, to have integrity, to be dependable, to show effort. We talk about that word everyday in class because it is important. But being everything that word means can be challenging.

The new school year has started! Now that it is the second week of school, we’re all starting to get back to our school mindsets; though many of us still aren’t sure how to start this year off right. None of us have anything to worry about though, because we’ve got the whole year to figure things out! Following the P.R.I.D.E. acronym can be hard, but if you focus on one word at a time then you will have a good beginning. Later on, you’ll want to embrace all of the P.R.I.D.E. words.

I recommend the word “respect” as the starting point, though they are all important. Respecting everyone else helps them to have respect for you too; and the classroom will be much more harmonious. Respect can be as basic as listening to your teacher when he/she is talking, or it can be being friendly and not rude. It keeps us from fighting and arguing. If someone gives a wrong answer in class, don’t laugh and make fun of them. If someone has respect for me, I then feel valued and important.

This new school year is going to be fun for me, and I hope it will be fun for everyone else too!"

What great advice she shared and how eloquent she put it! I am super thankful that she agreed to put it in written form for this blog post; thanks Rory! 

Evergreen students, what are your thoughts on starting with the "R" in PRIDE and really focusing on being respectful?  Will that help you get this year off to a great start?  Please share your thoughts in the comment section below.

Welcome Back to School!...the Podcast - Episode 1

Welcome to the 2015-16 school year!

Below you will find a link to a podcast that you can download.  It contains useful information about all of our procedures and changes that have occurred over the summer.  Please listen and let us know what you think in the comments section below.

A Teacher I Will Never Forget

We are excited to welcome Mrs. Campbell back to school and even more excited to have her as our guest blogger today! 

A Teacher I Will Never Forget

It was my first day of 3rd grade. It was also my first day at my new school. I was beyond nervous because I didn’t know anyone and I knew what it was like to be the new kid. I remember walking down the hall hoping that all the kids would be nice and that I would have a great teacher. Before I even walked into the room I saw my teacher’s bright sweet smile as she greeted each and every student. She must have noticed the scared looked on my face when I reached the door, because  she immediately bent down and said, “Good Morning, you must be our new student Sara! We are so excited to have you as part of our family here at Stone Academy!” From that moment I knew that Mrs. Baugh was going to be an amazing teacher!

Mrs. Baugh took the time to work with us one on one. At first I had trouble learning multiplication facts, but she found a way to make learning easier by sitting down with me and walking me through each step. She made sure that she read with each kid at least once a week. We always enjoyed our reading time with her!

Each morning we would write to her in our writing journals. We could write about what we did over the weekend, if we had a question about something new we were learning, or anything else we had on our mind. I would always tell her about my favorite things to do. I told her about riding four-wheelers, the exciting new book I was reading, and about my clogging and ballet lessons. Mrs. Baugh was always very eager to hear about my dance lessons because she used to dance as a little girl too! She even asked me when my recital was because she wanted to come watch me! When she came, I felt like a million bucks because she came to watch ME dance!

Throughout the school year Mrs. Baugh taught us how to multiply, divide, read and write; more importantly, she made each and every student feel special. I will never forget Mrs. Baugh--ever.

Have you ever had a teacher that made you feel special? I would love for you to share who your favorite teacher has been and what he/she did to make you feel important!

First Visits

As April turns to May, splashes of color seem to be everywhere.  Trees, shrubs, and flowers are all in bloom; spring is most definitely here.

This time of year is one of anticipation and excitement.  All of the fun activities the warm weather affords us come rushing back to our minds.  Baseball, softball, swimming, fishing, and intense games of tag with our friends are remembered fondly. After the long, dreary winter we are ready to get outside and enjoy the world again. The freedom that summer represents will be here soon.

The warm weather also makes me reminisce about family trips.  My family would always go on some type of trip - to visit relatives, see a new place, or take a vacation.  I'm not sure about your family trips, but as a kid I loved going and relished the sense of adventure they brought into my life.

Some time around 5th grade, we took a trip to visit my aunt in Arizona.  My aunt had recently moved out there and this was our first visit to see her.  If you have never been to Arizona is looks quite different from New Jersey.  Where New Jersey is crowded with people, houses, and trees, Arizona is immensely open with majestic mountains dotted with cacti.

On this trip, my family only stayed for a short time but I was able to spend almost a month in The Grand Canyon State. It was wonderful.  The state is so beautiful and there are so many interesting places to visit - Old Tuscon, Monument Valley, Sedona, Petrified Forest, and of course the Grand Canyon. It was all so new and so much fun.  I even remember learning how to play the game of Spades on this trip.

As I look back now as an adult, I think a lot of my fond memories of this trip stem from the fact this was first visit to Arizona.  Something about experiencing new vistas, people, and culture leave an edible imprint.

In the comment section below, I would like to hear about places you visited for the first time.  Perhaps, like me, you visited a family member in another state?  Maybe your family took a road trip somewhere that was particularly memorable for you? Perhaps you went on a vacation some place that you really enjoyed? Tell me all about it.  Where did you go?  What do you remember about the place?  Why did you enjoy it?  What is one thing you can share that would entice other people to visit?

I can't wait to read all of your comments!

The Four 4s

Today, I am pleased to present you with a guest post from our Academic Coach for Mathematics - Mrs. Realley:

The Four 4s

As the Math Coach, I love challenging myself with cool problems to solve.  One of my favorites is The Four 4s.  This problem asks “Can you find each number 0 through 10 using only four 4s and any operation?”  For example, I can find 0 by doing 4-4+4-4.  How many of the numbers can you find?

If you enjoyed this challenge, you can find more like it at

http://nrich.maths.org/primary-lower  (for K-2 students)

or http://nrich.maths.org/primary-upper (for 3-5 students). 

In the comments, let me know how many of the numbers 0-10 you were able to find.  Or tell me about an interesting math problem or game that challenged you. 

Mrs. Realley

Do you have P.R.I.D.E?

Posters with a green and white rectangle adorn numerous walls in Evergreen Avenue Elementary School.  Inside classrooms, affixed to hallway walls, hung in the cafeteria, and inserted within student agenda books, these posters represent the core of what we believe at Evergreen.  These beliefs span social, emotional, and academic tenets. These are posters of P.R.I.D.E.

P.R.I.D.E stands for being positive, being respectful, having integrity, being dependable, and showing effort.

Specific definitions and examples are included after each character trait along with our school motto, keep love present.

Students are recognized by staff members for showing the characteristics of P.R.I.D.E and their names are placed on our Good Deed Tree and a positive note is sent to their parents.  Some students are even selected by their teachers to become a P.R.I.D.E Leader.  These leaders receive a coveted bracelet:

...and get to participate in super fun celebrations each month.  A group of staff members affectionately known as the POPS (People of PRIDE) have documented these parties through video:

 https://vimeo.com/user33416701/videos

Our school is even formulating a P.R.I.D.E Council which will be comprised of 4th and 5th grade P.R.I.D.E Leaders whose job will be to advise myself, as principal, on school affairs.  While only P.R.I.D.E Leaders are eligible to serve on the P.R.I.D.E Council, all 4th and 5th grade students will have the opportunity to vote for their representative. Look for more details about this in the coming days.

Evergreen students - I would like to hear from you in the comment section below about how having P.R.I.D.E has affected you in a positive way this year.  Could you give me one example of someone you've seen demonstrating P.R.I.D.E?  What were they doing?  Tell me all about it!

Frozen with Fear

Toward the end of the 2014-2015 school year, a group of adults - Teachers, Instructional Assistants, Aides, Administrators - will be subjected to a chilly humiliation as students dump ice cold water on their heads!

Evergreen Avenue Elementary School is participating in an Ice Bucket Reading Challenge.  You may be wondering - what does this entail?

Throughout the year, students are challenged to read as many books as they can.  For each book that they complete, they are given a voting ticket.  Students then write down the name of the adult at Evergreen they most wish to see with glacier water dropped on their noggins. The tickets are tallied over the months and the top vote recipients are drafted into watery discomfiture. Moreover, the students who have read the most books on their level, will be honored by hoisting the bucket over the adult of their choosing!

Take a look at the video that introduced our students to this challenge: https://vimeo.com/109048733

Our school nurse, Mrs. Mills, and 2nd Grade Teacher, Ms. Frazier, are particularly frightened:

Who will be chosen by the students? Which adult will be submerged in painfully cold water?  Which students will put forth the effort and commitment to read enough books to win?

Only time will tell.

As we move into the first week of April, it is extremely important that all students, redouble their efforts toward reading.  Your teachers have preached all year, that the more you read, the more you will learn.  The more you learn, the more doors that are opened for you in life.

In the comment section below, I want to hear about all of those books you are reading.  Tell me your favorite book. Tell me about the funniest book you've ever read.  Make a recommendation of a good book to your fellow students.  Tell me about the book you are proudest to have finished and done well on an Accelerated Reader test.  Share with me the place in school you most enjoy reading.

I want to hear about it all.

Finally, please share who you're most eager to vote for in the challenge. The adults at Evergreen are frozen with fear!

Rock Your Socks

Ten years ago, an organization in France chose March 21 as an annual date to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day.  This date, being the 21st day of the 3rd month, was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which leads to Down Syndrome.  In 2012, the United Nations officially recognized World Down Syndrome Day and encouraged all members States to commemorate the occasion.

At this point, you might be wondering - "but, what is Down Syndrome and what are we celebrating"?

You probably have already seen people - both kids and adults - with Down Syndrome.

They share certain physical characteristics - flatter noses, almond shaped eyes, etc. - that make them recognizable.  Many people with Down Syndrome also experience learning difficulties and may have medical problems such as heart defects. These similarities are caused by chromosomes.

According to kidshealth.org:

Chromosomes are "thread-like structures within each cell and are made up of genes. Genes provide the information that determines everything about people, from hair color to whether they are girls or boys. Most people have 23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46. But a baby with Down Syndrome has an extra chromosome (47 instead of 46). This extra genetic material causes problems with the way their bodies develop".

Therefore, Down Syndrome is not a disease that you can catch, but rather a condition that people are born with. While people with DS may share some physical characteristics with each other, they don't all look alike and more closely resemble their parents - just like you do! The  problems that many people with DS face are not insurmountable and with help from adults at an early age they can lead healthy, successful lives.

This is where you can play a part.  In the Woodbury community, here at our school, and maybe even in your own family there are people with Down Syndrome.

To celebrate these people and all the wonderful things about them that are unique and special, Evergreen Ave School will celebrate World Down Syndrome Day tomorrow March 20 (because March 21 is on Saturday!).  We are asking all students to wear their loudest, craziest, and most wild socks to school. Can't decide on which pair to wear?...don't choose, wear both!  We want you to wear your kooky socks to help advocate for the individual rights, inclusion, and respect for people with DS.

The classroom with the highest percentage of wacky socks will win a soft pretzel party!

I can't wait to see how you rock your socks tomorrow!  Please sound off below in the comment section with any questions about Down Syndrome or the people with this condition that you may have; I'd be happy to try and answer them for you.

The Power of Belief

For the majority of my life, I believed that people had certain innate talents.  If you were a really good baseball player or could sing well enough to be on American Idol, it meant that you were lucky to be born with those skills.  Kids who were prolific readers or who could compute numbers quickly and accurately in school were simply smart. Everyone seemed to be lumped into one of two categories - you either had the talent, or you didn't.  Sure you could practice at something and get better, but on a fundamental level you either were or were not.

This world view was great if you happen to be in the "good" category.  But, what if you weren't? What if your early experiences with something were not successful?  What if you failed at something? How did you react?

In elementary school, spelling was a "talent" I did not have.  Spelling tests and accurately spelling words while writing were always a challenge for me. I just assumed that I wasn't good at spelling and tried my best not to be put in positions where I had to do it all that often; rather than trying to get better, I avoided it altogether as best I could.

Much later in life, I came across the work of Dr. Carol Dweck and her research about how our brains function.  She explained how are brains are not static, or fixed, but how they can be changed and grow. She introduced me to the concept of having a Growth Mindset.  Much like a muscle, if we exercise our brains in specific ways and try to get better at the things we are not currently good at, our brains will actually grow!  More neurons - those are the cells in our brains that process and transmit information - will form inside our brains when we purposefully try to get better at things. In a sense, our brains actually get better when we work hard to improve.

Wow...

So, all of this time I spent thinking that people were born with a talent or not was wrong?  All of this time I spent thinking people were simply smart, athletic, musical, or even good SPELLERS was inaccurate?....YES, I was wrong!!!

The interesting thing is that most kids and adults still believe that everyone is born with a certain amount of talent, intelligence, or personality and one cannot increase this random gift of nature.  Here at Evergreen, each of you are different.  You know what it means to have a Growth Mindset.  You know that by working hard, learning from your failures, and believing in the power of "yet", you can grow your brains.  

However, outside of Evergreen you will still have to convince some of your friends, family members, and maybe even your parents that this is true.  To help you be persuasive, here is my challenge for you:

At Evergreen we have purposefully filled the school, your classrooms, and the lessons you learn with both visible and invisible messages of having a Growth Mindset.  Find them. List them in the comment section.  Make as many connections as you can between having a Growth Mindset and your experiences at Evergreen.  The student who finds the most and makes the best associations will be recognized by me publicly and will win a prize!

Open your eyes, look all around you and find all the ways your school is trying to teach you to believe that you can get better at anything by having a Growth Mindset, even spelling!

Jack and Annie Come to Evergreen

The mythical town of Frog Creek, Pennsylvania is the setting of fifty-two adventurous stories about a brother and sister - Jack and Annie.  Sitting atop a large oak tree, Jack and Annie are whisked to far away places while reading inside their magical tree house. Being only seven and eight years old, these two explorers utilize reading as a gateway through both time and space.

Mary Pope Osborne, the author of the Magic Tree House Series, has written books that introduce young readers to historical fiction and non-fiction themes. Topics ranging from dinosaurs, to knights, to mummies, to pirates, to ninjas, to dolphins, to polar bears, to vikings, and even to Abraham Lincoln are investigated and enjoyed.

On March 4, 2015 beginning at 5:30 pm., Jack and Annie will actually make their way to Evergreen Avenue School for our Magic Tree House-themed Family Reading Night!  All Evergreen families are invited to come out and explore rooms that have been transformed based upon the theme of a particular Magic Tree House book. Crafts will be made, stories will be read, prizes will be awarded, and certainly adventures will be had.  Our PTO will also host a book fair in the all-purpose room making all the popular and latest titles available to students for purchase.

Please be sure to come out and enjoy the night with friends and family!

Evergreen students - in the comment section below, I would like to know which Magic Tree House book is your favorite? Why do you like that one so much?

Games Without Screens

Sliding back 50 spots in Chutes & Ladders or scoring the fifth and final direct hit to sink your opponent's aircraft carrier in Battleship always created excitement for me as a kid.  Getting lost in the Peppermint Forest, climbing Gumdrop Mountain, or getting stuck in Molasses Swamp in Candy Land were consistently entertaining challenges. The travel versions of Chess and Checkers were staples on family road trips in my household.

Board games, or more accurately - games without screens, have been a source of enjoyment for me throughout my life. Being competitive by nature, I would eagerly seek out family members, friends, and simple acquaintances to play and to win!  Some of my all-time favorite board games are Trouble, Clue - it was Colonel Mustard in the hall with the candlestick!, Connect Four,

Sorry,

and everyone's all-time favorite...Monopoly:

Do you put $500 in the middle to start and win it if you land on Free Parking as well?

In 2015, many children now turn their attentions to Nintendo 3DS, XBox One, WiiU, or Playstation 4.  Rather than physically manipulating pieces on a board, children, more often than not, prefer the virtual movement and the slick graphics that these game systems provide.  Many Evergreen students even have headsets where they can connect to other players around the world as they compete in Super Smash Brothers and other similar games.

I am here to yell STOP, slow down and try out a game without a screen!

This is not a sales pitch by an old fuddy-duddy who grew up forever-and-a-day-ago who never knew anything different.  I grew up playing Atari, Nintendo, and Sega Genesis - NHL 93 and the Detroit Red Wings were the absolute best game and team ever!  Speaking from this experience, games without screens are simply better!

Have you ever tried playing a board game?  Do you have a favorite? Are you particularly good at one and are the reigning, undefeated champion of your household? Street? Neighborhood?  If so, I'd like to hear about it.  I want to know your go to game for fun.  Which games do you enjoy playing with your family?

If you are bored with your current choices or just looking for new ideas, might I suggest two games that are popular in my house these days: Settlers of Catan and my kids' favorite RummiKub:

Please sound off in the comments section with board games that you love!

Real American Heroes

Sitting on the couch at a Super Bowl party recently, I noticed a large number of girls - all elementary aged - migrating towards a television as the half-time show was beginning.  This gaggle of girls did not pay particular attention to the football game being played during the first half, but were motivated to find a clear viewing angle now.

Why?  What motivated the girls to forgo the entertainments that provided enjoyable distraction just moments before? There was no formal announcement; no one instructed them to stop what they were doing and come over to the screen.

My answer came from a loquacious little girl squeezing me over to a paltry 1/4 of the cushion - my daughter.  "Dad, I can't wait to hear Katy Perry sing!"

Katy Perry - and her celebrity hero status - was the reason.

Now, Katy Perry is quite talented. That tiger she rode in on was one of the coolest things I've seen recently second only to the star on which she flew around the stadium. Evergreen even voted for one of her songs as a theme song for last year's Math Olympics competition.  But, to ascribe her hero status seems a bit of a stretch.

American culture does this all the time.  Somehow we end up idolizing athletes and celebrities, who are talented, but who do not always display the qualities that are emblematic of heroes.

Today, I would like to quickly introduce you to one person who I believe should be considered a real American hero.

Mary McLeod Bethune:

Born in South Carolina in 1875, Mary spent her life devoted to the cause of bettering the educational opportunities of African-American children. With very little money - reportedly only $1.50, Mary founded a school in Daytona Beach, Florida for black girls.  She tirelessly raised additional money for the school so the girls could receive a quality education.  Over time, the school became quite successful and grew to become Bethune-Cookman University.  Mary's influence grew along with it.  She was elected president of the National Association of Colored Women and even became an unofficial adviser to President Franklin Roosevelt!

Respect, integrity, dependability and  effort are certainly hallmarks of her character.  Do those qualities remind you of any expectations here at Evergreen?  Do you know anyone in your own life who displays these characteristics?  Do you know any real American heroes?

I would love to hear about these heroes, so please share them with me in the comment section below. Please be sure to include which quality you see displayed in your hero and how they demonstrate that quality!

Unfamiliar Foods

While in elementary school, I can distinctly remember thinking how gross and disgusting it seemed when people would talk about eating sushi.  Raw, uncooked fish was not my idea of a savory meal.  This sentiment stayed with me through middle and high school and even extended into college.

It was there, while working at a fancy restaurant in Princeton, that my eyes, and more importantly my taste buds, were opened to this unfamiliar food.  As a standard practice, the Executive Chef, who was responsible for creating the specials menu each night, would sit the staff members down hours before the place opened and review the newly added items.  The chef would describe in great detail where the food came from, any distinguishing characteristics, and share flavor notes that were important to convey to the guests; we were all then given small samples to try.  It was in one of these sessions that I was first confronted with eating this:

Being quite persuasive, the chef explained in an interesting way how with certain types of fish - such as tuna - if you cook the meat too long the actual internal structures start to break down and that completely changes the way the food tastes. So, I worked up some courage, grabbed my chop sticks and clumsily shoved a piece in my mouth.  

Immediately, I was hooked.  This was not just a food I seemed to like, this was a food I loved!  

Now, sushi cravings are common for me.  I pester everyone around me to get sushi as often as possible.  My favorite rolls - often sushi is wrapped in nori (a green seaweed) and rice to form a roll - are Spicy Tuna Rolls, Philadelphia Rolls, and this beauty - a Dragon Roll:

This experience has remained with me and I try to encourage my own children to try unfamiliar foods all the time.  We actually have a rule in my house that you can't tell me that you do not like something unless you have tried it three times: once to get over the shock of simply eating the food, twice to see if you actually like the taste, and three times to confirm whether you like it or not.  This rule has helped my children become significantly more open to unfamiliar foods than I was at their age.

Evergreen students - what unfamiliar foods have you worked up the courage to try?  What is the most unappetizing food for you?

As you think about these questions, try also to have an open mind - maybe even a Growth Mindset! - and make it a point to take the plunge and try it!

You never know just what new flavorful door could be opened for you!

Meet the Blogger

As mentioned in the description, this blog is an attempt to assist Evergreen students with developing necessary digital citizenship skills that will help them use the Internet and social media in a safe and useful way.  Facilitating appropriate online communication will be the main goal. Therefore, this blog is directed to and written for Evergreen students and their parents. Thursday mornings are the time I have designated to writing so without further ado, here we go:

Today, in this inaugural post, you get to "Meet the Blogger". While many of you know a lot about me already, for those that do not here are some highlights.  I have been an administrator in the Woodbury City Public School system for the past eight years with the last four here at Evergreen as principal. This means I have been an administrator for longer than most of my preschool, kindergarten, first, second, and third graders have been alive!  This makes me feel a bit old (surely, a few teachers reading this will get a chuckle out of that comment). Over the years, I have had many of your older brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles, and cousins in school as well; I know your parents and grandparents.  Woodbury is such a small, interconnected community.

This blogger is blessed with a wonderful family - a spectacular wife and three rambunctious children. My two older children are in elementary school just like you!  I am an avid reader, diehard NY Jets fan (don't hold it against me, I grew up in central NJ), and overall sports enthusiast.  Fishing, camping, and skiing are all activities I thoroughly enjoy. Here is a picture from a recent trip I took:

What types of things do you enjoy doing when you are not in school?  I would love to read your thoughts in the comment section below!

Until next Thursday - show Evergreen PRIDE and have a Growth Mindset!