Retired Principal Tales

Taking One Day at a Time

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  • Snowstorm or Not

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    Susie Grace
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    A snowstorm will arrive this weekend. Anywhere from six to fifteen inches of snow has been predicted. I have lived through a multitude of missed forecasts throughout the years, and as a principal, the forecasters have made the administrators of the school look like fools many times when they forecast big amounts and we end…

  • Coco

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    Susie Grace
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    My beautiful little cockapoo has a brain block when it comes to going potty outside. She thinks that when she is let out to go potty, it is merely playtime for her and the cats. We have six barn cats that she enjoys playing with daily. Coco seems to think it’s poo inside and play…

  • Another Semester

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    Susie Grace
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    This week marks the start of the second semester of the 2025-2026 school year. I have three classes this semester, and registration is almost complete with 20, 30, and 35 students, respectively. Tomorrow, I will work at the welcome tables to help ease students’ anxiety by letting them know which room their class is in…

  • How do I communicate online?

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    Susie Grace
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    How do I communicate online? Well…..I try not to on social media. After being “disagreed with” many times on social media (and being upset a lot by the inaccuracies of people sharing “information”), I try to stick with “Happy Birthdays” and “a smiley face”. As a principal, and I’m sure in many other professions, words…

  • Thinking…Past or Future

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    Susie Grace
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    I truly think more about the past than the future. When I think about the future, I do not see much to look forward to. I love teaching my classes at the local university. I love watching my grandchildren grow up and can’t wait to see what they will do in the future. Looking at…

  • Impressing the Band Director

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    Susie Grace
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    As I sat and watched some of the Rose Bowl parade this morning, I could not help to think about a time when I really impressed my band director. We were marching in a very large parade in central Ohio. I was a first year majorette. The band was marching down a dimly lit street…

  • Thoughts on Living a Long Life

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    Susie Grace
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    Living a long life is a goal of mine. During my life, I have lived pretty clean. I have not smoked, drank, or done any type of substance. I think there is something to heredity and living a long life. My grandpa was 99 when he passed away. He lived on a farm all of…

  • Playtime?

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    Susie Grace
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    Any time I get the house to myself is playtime! I rarely get to just sit and not be interrupted by calls from my daughter yelling, “MOMMMMM!” She is forty two and on the spectrum at level 1 or 2. Usually, it is something not that important. Mommm….it’s going to rain tomorrow, or if I’m…

  • What Makes Me Feel Nostalgic?

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    Susie Grace
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    Everyday I connect to my world by seeing something that reminds me of the past. I drive by my grandma and grandpa’s house built in the 1940s and think about all the good times I had there with my 14 cousins. Today, I rarely see my cousins ,and if I have contact, it is usually…

  • Relationships

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    Susie Grace
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    I have a few friends I know I can count on to have a positive impact on me. I feel that I can trust them and know the issues I battle with will be kept in confidence. Recently, I conducted a poll with my students studying the various stages of life according to Erik Erikson…