The Hawk Happenings: Pennoyer Staff Newsletter

Team Pennoyer,

You did it! Thanks for an amazing school year. I couldn't ask for anything better in my first year as your principal. I hope I've done right by each and every one of you, and I promise to continue to learn, grow, and listen throughout this journey to be the best principal I can for Pennoyer. I have truly learned so much from all of you and felt so supported along the way.

We had so many milestones at the end of our school year with all of our graduations, but these are just a small portion of the true testament that makes Pennoyer a special place to be a part of and a real family. From the nightly student/family events, countless field trips, classroom visitors, staff parties/celebrations, hands on projects with students, fun staff meetings, engaging student games in the classrooms, Spirit Assemblies, clubs and extracurriculars, Learning Walks and PD, the incredible support of so many staff members helping out to sub internally when they can, all the hard work with CLI from assessment validation to creating proficiency scales, showing up to work whether it's raining, snowing, beautifully sunny outside, or when you're just feeling rundown, I so appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. It's been quite a ride from start to finish.

Well, I wouldn't be me if I didn't leave you all with a final quote from a musical artist that has impacted my life and the way I think in so many ways. I think it's fitting to share this as we come to the close of the school year together. So out of all of The Beatles lyrics in their hundreds of songs and hits, there's not a line that stands out in my mind more than this...

"And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make."

The End - (Final song from their final studio album together - Abbey Road)

I'll miss you all this summer, and can't wait to see you again for the 2023-2024 school year!

Hawk Action Items

ENJOY your MUCH earned Summer Break!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Weekly Hawk Playlist/Lyric

"Summer nights and my radio. Well that's all we need baby, don't you know? We celebrate when the gang's all here. Hot summer nights, that's my time of the year."

Summer Nights by Van Halen

Hawk Celebrations

For the final Hawk Celebration of the year, I had to include all of our students, staff, and families. You all play such and integral role into making Pennoyer everything that it is each and every day. This is such a special place to work, learn, and grow because of all of you. From the first days with our Back to School Bash, to our 8th graders doing a final Clap Out with tears rolling down their cheeks, I can't begin to explain how proud I am to be part of our school and community. I have been around over the past 20 years, and I can honestly tell you that we have the absolute best students, staff, and families a school could ever have. Celebrate yourselves for all you do to make Pennoyer everything it is, and celebrate the summer break that everyone has certainly earned. I can't wait for the 2023-2024 school year where we can continue to grow as a school community and make many more memories together!