Every year brings new challenges and many new learning opportunities for our students. It could be on a field, in a gym, weight room, or some other type of venue. I would like to share some thoughts from one of the event coordinators at ACT. We recently hosted ACT's annual fall meeting, and little did we know how extensive this event would be. Our students, along with some of our directors, spent a crazy number of hours and a ton energy creating a professional production. Thank you, Keith Duster and the Fine Arts department for making last Thursday an event our kids will never forget. Extra-curricular activities take on an entirely new meaning when our kids are a part of something like this. Please take time to read the quote from Jim Hussy, who was in charge of the event.
"Thank YOU and all of your students and fellow staff members at Solon High School for helping to make this a successful event. I can say with absolute honesty that I have never been more proud of an ACT Annual Meeting than I was today.
Your students were committed to putting out an excellent product, enthusiastically problem solved, and worked as a cohesive team to convert classroom theory into real-world practice.
We did not tone down our aspirations for today's event; in fact, we ratcheted them up. I'm confident in saying that this year's annual meeting had more moving parts than any during ACT's 58-year history - a new venue, more speakers, more videos, and more players behind the scenes. It was stressful, but it's always stressful. That comes with the territory.
What is particularly gratifying is that this was an example of the "hands-on" education that often is discussed but is too seldom practiced. In these next few days I hope your students are able to celebrate the competence they developed in your class and the confidence they gained by working on our event.
The skills your students demonstrated lead to real jobs. Today your students proved they had the right stuff.
Again, thank YOU for the privilege of working with everyone at Solon High School. They could not have been more welcoming in their demeanor or more professional in their work. I encourage you to share this message with them.
Like you, I hope we all have the opportunity to work together again."
