Welcome
I hope that you and your family have taken the
opportunity to share some good times this summer. As usual, we have been preparing for the
upcoming 2011-2012 school year and are very excited to start back. This year is one that comes with great
significance as we mark the 10th anniversary of September 11. Most people that I have spoken with about the
events of that day can clearly remember what they were doing as the news of the
tragedy spread across the world. It is
hard to believe that 10 years have passed, although for many of us it feels
like it happened only yesterday.
This year, in honor of September 11, I would like
to start by focusing on the word “Imagine.”
Over the past three years, I have encouraged you to focus on inspiring
our students to “Dream” of what they want out of their lives. I would like to take this concept a little
farther by prompting you to “Imagine” if those “Dreams” actually came
true. This year’s opening day
presentation is inspired by the thought of facilitating dreams into
reality. We have a very special
presentation planned for you that I hope can inspire you as you begin this year
of great significance. I can only
imagine where our current students will be 10 years from now.
The current grade 4 class
was born in 2001 and, in some cases, they were born on or soon after. There will be many events over the next few
weeks that will trigger thoughts of the way it was in 2001 and prompt you to
think of the many changes in the 10 years since. Having experienced this event confirms my
dedication to the challenge that we must inspire our students to not only
“Imagine” their “Dreams,” but to also make those “Dreams” a reality.
Sincerely,
Gary E. Maestas, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
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