WELCOME LACUE 2008!

One Day with VC, the next with the Governor!

What an exciting weekend I have had. I hosted an in-person VC event at my school yesterday and hosted our new Governor, Bobby Jindal, with our church today! Here is a photo my husband, Stephen, and I took with him. I also had the opportunity to mention a little about education to him and he was appreciative to ALL educators for their selfless service! He is certainly open to listen to what people have to say, so who knows what may come from this. I look forward to seeing how our LC may work with him and his office in the future! Stay tuned!

Catching Up

I just flew in from New York after attending the gala Premiere of “In the Shadow of the Moon” last night at the
American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The story the astronauts tell is captivating. It brings such a human and emotional side of these heroes. I spoke with Charles Duke and Buzz Aldrin who are so charming and bright! Growing up with these, and other, astronauts being my childhood heroes made the trip even more meaningful. I want my students to truly see what these men did and how it impacted the entire world. I have already started developing some lessons for my math classes. Everyone needs to see this film. It offers an insider’s view of what the astronauts were doing and thinking, with some of it being