The Off-Season

This week, the Edmonton Oilers lost to Florida in game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.  Despite a dramatic effort to come back from a 3 games-to-none deficit, they came up short and had to go into the off-season proud of what they accomplished, knowing however, that they came up just a little short of a Stanley Cup.  In a few months, the next season will start and the chase for Lord Stanley’s Cup will begin anew.

 

Unlike the NHL, The Beech Hill School does not finish with a championship.  But, we do have an off-season, and what happens in that off season factors greatly to the success of the year to come.  For most of my career, I would be so frustrated by those that looked at June, July, and August, as “the three best reasons to be a teacher.”  Perhaps it was my background in sports, but I prefer to think of the summer as the off-season, and growing up, I always learned that “champions are made in the off-season.”

 

Today is the final day of the 2023-2024 academic year.  What an amazing year it was, and it has been a pleasure celebrating all that our students, faculty, and school accomplished as of late.  Tomorrow, we turn the page in the ledger, and I will begin the new school year by making the most of my summer.  I hope that you make the most of yours as well!

 

I want to close by recognizing the efforts of Liz Fortier – who makes The Update happen every week.  She has been a tremendous contributor to the BHS Community, and she will be greatly missed.  Proctor is lucky to be picking up such an enthusiastic and caring Spanish teacher!  ¡Gracias por todos y buena suerte, Señora!

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