Under the Thursday Night Lights:

Palco Football in action, 8-man style!

After the annual community welcome back picnic, which was greatly attended by the entire district, we all loaded up, bug spray in tow, to head down to the football field. This was my first experience watching 8-man, but it was FUN!

In the swing of things...

School has started and I'm getting into a routine. Those of you who know me are well aware of my "style" I'm up til midnight finishing lessons for the next day. I keep telling myself that I WILL get ahead. I'll be having a sub tomorrow at Plainville so that I can fully participate in Palco's New Teacher Inservice, planning for a sub seems harder than actually doing it myself!

Keep my friends Alli and Brian and their roommate Dylan's family in your prayers. Dylan was killed in a 4-Wheeler accident yesterday. 22 years old, just graduated from OU. I guess you just never know. Enjoy every minute!

Catch the Spirit!

I find myself very emotional as I prepare to start school! My classroom is ready to go, lesson plans all thought out (not on paper yet, Dr. Whittington would be disappointed) and bulletin boards are up!








The cheerleaders just stopped by with a Plainville Spirit bag, a football t-shift, megaphone, pom-pom, etc. How exciting! :)





Many of you remember how much I loved high school and being a part of all the excitement, I'm just realizing that I get to be a part of that all over again, this is sweet!



Go Cards!

Fun Weekend!

Well, it's Sunday afternoon and I'm here at Plainville, getting ready for the week ahead. Miss Mary Beth came to visit Friday, we had a great time! We planned to go to the Ashton Shephard/Neil McCoy concert at the Rooks Co. Fair, but were scared away by a crazy storm. Saturday, Miss Mary graciously went through my shops with me and tested out some of the equipment. Looks like I have a few welders that work at both schools, and a few that need some repairs.
The secretary at Plainville invited me to go along to the Demo Derby on Saturday evening. It was a blast! We sat in the pits and enjoyed the action :) Reminded me VERY MUCH of the Holmes Co. Fair!
Monday morning, 8:00AM, teacher inservice. Tuesday, teacher workday, and Wednesday, the kids come! Wish me luck, I'm sure I'll have good stories to share.

Palco School

You may or may not be aware that I'm actually teaching at 2 different high schools. I am living in Palco, across from my school, as a matter of fact. So, I thought I'd share a few pictures of the facilities!

This is Palco Grade School. Yes, Grade School. My classroom and shop are in the grade school! An older gentleman shared with me that when he was in school, all grades were housed in this building! Now, there is a seperate high school just to the right of this building, so kids go back and forth throughout the day.

This is a view of my shop from the outside. Yes, just beyond the playground equipment. It's very nice, lots of light and high ceilings.

This is a view of my classroom from the back. Again, very nice space. It's messy now because I've been going through a lot of things. I have even found materials and awards from the 1950's!

This is the shop. It's messy. Very messy. And if you're wondering, yes, that is weightlifting equipment. They take over the ag. shop during the summer months because they have more room...whatever!

The real reason I've been spending so much time at school...Mr. AC. I crank this puppy down and don't have to worry about the electric bill. Niiiice :) Would you believe it was over 100 degrees for almost a week? Crazy!!!

Hope this puts things into perspective! I'm loving it here, Palco is a great place to be. COME VISIT :)

All settled in!

Just wanted to post a few pictures (finally) of my new surroundings. I absolutely love it out here! My house is adorable, things are going well at school (well, it hasn't officially started yet), and I continue to be amazed by how friendly and welcoming Kansas Ag. teachers are! Enjoy the pics and keep in touch :)

-gb

This is my house. 605 Ash Ave. It's just the cutest place I've ever lived ;)

This is the left side of my kitchen. It's not huge, but just right for me. Notice the Buckeye Pride on the fridge.

The right side of the kitchen. Nice counter space, double sink, and gotta have that coffee maker :) The door goes to the mud room on the back of the house.

This is the bathroom. The only complaint I have about the whole place is the shower. I'm learning to make do, it's just very small and very metal. Note to self: refrain from showering during a lightening storm.

This is the door to my bedroom. Boring, maybe, but I had to show off a little bit of Slovakia.

The bedroom. Not nearly as messy as my room back home, right mom?

The Living Room: I spend most of my time here when I'm at home. I don't have a couch yet, although a fellow teacher has offered to give me one.

The wash house outback. Very strange set-up. It's just a few feet from the back door, but still, strange.