Yet…

My whole life that word has been uttered as an excuse for me not getting around to doing something. Darla: “Did you take out the trash?” Me: Not yet…”

Recently, that word was used in a far greater and more positive way. Tim Pounds and I had a conversation about what the possibilities and opportunities might come from very crazy and unsettling times. He suggested flipping the negative connotations of that word and explained the following:

We haven’t figured out how to be great at distance learning … yet. But we will.

The EHS Class of 2021 hasn’t completed their requirements for graduation … yet. But they will.

Pre-K and kindergartners haven’t found their way to their classrooms … yet. But by September they will be able to give visitors a guided tour of the whole school.

First- and second-graders can’t read well … yet. But by the end of the first quarter many will be able to read at an incredible level.

Third-graders haven’t passed the third-grade reading test … yet. But most of them will before the end of the school year.

Roblyer students haven’t mastered class changes and lunch schedules … yet. But they’ll have them down by the first Monday of school.

Etta Dale Junior High students haven’t figured out relationships with staff and faculty … yet. But by the end of the first four weeks of school many will know everything about everyone in the whole school.

We haven’t played a single football, softball or volleyball game, or ran a cross country course … yet. But we will.

We don’t know how to do online instruction in the best, most efficient manner … yet. But give us a little time to master it and we will.

Our high school students haven’t started their Redlands Community College concurrent classes or their classes at Canadian Valley Technology Center … yet. But they will soon.

We don’t have class schedules, bus routes or cafeteria plans completed … yet. But we will in the next couple of days.

We haven’t conquered this virus, our fear of this virus or the logistical nightmare caused by this virus … yet. But we will not give up until we have.

Tim Pounds told me there was a ton of power in that word. I agree.

We aren’t the best school district in the entire state … yet.

But watch us Rise Strong Together.