Random Ramblings

Time continues to fly by as it does each year. After 39 years, the pace seems even quicker than before. As I do many of the routine things involved with the close of the school year, such as filing the final school calendar and planning the graduation and end of the year remarks how the realization that this is the last time I will preform these tasks starts to creep into my thoughts. This is a strange feeling as I ponder the future and plan a new life without the demands of the past four decades. Now that everyone is aware that I am retiring in a couple of months, it feels strange to hear people talk about me almost like I was gone. It feels a bit like being at your own funeral in a Mark Twain kind of way. I have been very fortunate to have been allowed to spend my work life in the Center Cass family! To be able to live and work in one life space is a rarity and has worked well for me. I am sure that a new future is dawning and will also be rewarding.

It was a real honor and pleasure to be invited to guest conduct the Lakeview Chorus this past week at their Spring Concert. It is so much fun to be able top get back to your roots and enjoy working with students again like I did in my teacher life! It is also great to see that today’s students have the same great energy and drive as they did back in the decades of the 70's and 80's! This week the Wind Ensemble has invited my to guest conduct a selection on their final concert of the year on Thursday evening at Lakeview. Come on over! It will be a great concert! 
 

Spring sports are winding down this week and final tournaments will be held this coming weekend. The spring concert season is underway and will conclude during the week of May 21^st. Soon we will be consumed with the 8^th grade class trip and graduation which is always a joyous but sad time of the year. Joyful to see the students whom we have worked with for years mature and excel and sad to see them leave to begin the rest of their lives.

Good luck to the Lakeview Junior High bands and chorus as they compete in the Music in the Parks Festival this weekend in Gurnee! Good luck to Ms. Berman, Mr. Ohlsen and Mr. Tedeschi and our fine musicians!

I hope you have a great week! See you soon.