May 19, 2022

Hey did you hear....

...that our Varsity Baseball team has won their first ever Baseball Championship Monday night? As in, they beat Pleasantview 14 - 0. Which is awesome and wonderful and so much fun. What a great game! 

MVP was Parker Applegate

All-Tournament was Judson Bjornstad, Caden Davenport, and Hunter Althaus. What an excellent way to end the Davenport and Althaus student career here at FRCS. We're proud of you all!

And Just Like That...

...another year is done. If we were to measure our lives like chapters in a book, I guess we could say another chapter has ended.

For some, this was the very last chapter of their high school career. For others, you have a little further to go, and still others, mom and dad, breathe a sigh of relief because it's not yet your turn to watch them leave the nest. So enjoy every moment God has gifted you with. These are precious moments indeed.

I've said it before. This time of year is always hard for me. It's exciting to watch these children grow and mature and become adults and in some small way, I hope I had a positive impact on them as well as you.

For the graduates - 

I wish you the absolute best in the life that is open before you. Choose your path wisely and cautiously because this life goes oh so very fast. Before you know it, you'll be parents and then grandparents. Don't wish your life away. Mistakes will be made and heartaches will come. I can say that with all certainty because it happens to every one of us. Learn from those mistakes but don't let them beat you. When you fall, as you will, it's not a time to quit. It's a time to get back up. Brush yourself off and move forward. It's not the end. It's a learning opportunity.

Know that you will be missed next year. Know that when you leave, you not only left teachers and staff but you left people who truly care for and love you. People who will miss your face and your mischievous spirit and your laugh. Don't forget us as you move forward because we won't forget you. We will be praying for you. Stop in once in a while to say hi. It'll do some of us a world of good to know you're doing ok.

For those who are leaving us here at FRCS -

I want to say it's been nice getting to know you. I know that sometimes circumstances take us in directions we hadn't anticipated - to you, we will be praying for you. You have taught us much and we hope we have touched your heart. Some of you are moving away. May you take the memories you have made here and cherish them just as we will cherish you. We will be praying for you. Please keep in touch. Even if it's just an email to say hi. We want to know how you're doing. Think of us here because we will be thinking of you - wondering about you. What you're up to. How your life is progressing. So keep in touch.

For those of you who are coming back - 

Take your time and enjoy each and every second of this summer. Don't rush don't worry don't panic. We will be here getting ready for the minute you get here.

Schools without children seem silent and sad - like the building is holding its breath waiting for your return. And I look forward to seeing you again. Next year. In the whole new grade you'll be in. In the next chapter of your life, we're here. Waiting for your arrival. 

So enjoy your summer and thank you for allowing us to be a part of your life.

 

Don't forget FRBC VBS is June 13-15!

Random

• All porcupines float in water. (You know what's coming next.) Which makes me wonder, what person in their right mind ever had the great idea to check this out and what prompted the tossing of said porcupine? Did someone steal their beachball and they wanted to poke a hole in it so the perpetrator couldn't use it? Was it some sort of shark deterrent? And. Where'd they get the porcupine in the first place? Who was willing to touch that thing? Have you seen those in the wild? I have and they're rather creepy looking. That's definitely not an animal I'd see and say, hey, I want to touch one of those. No. I'd probably go inside my house, close the blinds and pretend I didn't see it and let the other person have the beachball.
  
• The letter 'J' was the last one added to our alphabet. So what did they call juice before the use of the letter j? Or jelly? Did they just ignore that juh sound at the beginning so juice came out sounding like 'wooce' and jelly sounded like welly? I have so many questions I need answered.
• Someone with Geomelophagia has the urge to eat raw potatoes. I seriously didn't know this wasn't normal for everyone because I thought everybody loved to eat raw potatoes. I crave them and I cannot cook them without eating a whole one. Raw. Without salt. Probably makes me a barbarian or something. And yet...I do not care...
• Camels milk doesn't curdle. But I don't think we will see this on the shelf. Coconut milk? Yes please. Almond milk? Again yes. Camel milk? Even if I'm dying, no...thank...YOU. Ew.
• A snail can sleep for 3 years. So can a teenager if you leave them alone long enough...
• Snakes can sense when an earthquake is coming up to 5 days before it happens. My question is this: what do they do with this information? Do they take it to the Sheriff's Department and leave an anonymous tip? Do they write a note? How do people know these things? Is there a person out there tasked with watching the weird behavior of snakes? Because I'm going to need that number. I saw one the other day and he was sitting on top of a fence. I didn't like him there and he needs to leave the premises. But I don't want to offend him if he was telling me an earthquake is coming. Do you see the problem here?