Vikings Choose Well!
If you’ve been reading my letters each week, you’ve come to know me as a sports fan, an English teacher, and a reader. This week, one of my highlights was kind of a full circle moment for me. I grew up in West Texas in the 80’s, so when the book Friday Night Lights was published, I recognized the names of many coaches and players. There is a part in the book where a team is actually eliminated from the playoffs by a coin toss. I remember that happening. (You can actually see the historic coin toss on YouTube)
Today, 36 years later, I got to participate in an exciting coin toss of my own for the chance to host our Team Tennis Playoff match vs Wimberley. Coach Anderson and I FaceTimed the Wimberley coach, and I got to flip the coin while the Wimberley coach called it. Coach Anderson kept his camera on the coin as it landed on heads…their coach called “tails”. YES!
Our kids and coaches have worked really hard this season for their fourth place finish and the right to play another week and host the Bi-District round on our home court. Winning the flip was exciting for us, but it really came down to a choice their coach made. In a quick few seconds, he lost the chance to play in front of his hometown. It’s hard to not think that he wished later he would’ve said “heads”.
Choices are powerful, and our administration has had several conversations this week about making good choices. As adults, most of us understand the correlation between choices and consequences. As young adults, our students are still navigating that. Developmentally, it’s appropriate. That’s where parents, teachers, and caring adults come in to help them navigate living with the consequences.
When children are given the opportunity to make decisions—whether big or small—they learn critical life skills such as problem-solving, self-discipline, and responsibility. As they grow older, more complex decisions teach them to weigh consequences, think critically, and manage their emotions. Each day we have choices to make about our attitudes, how hard we work, and how we spend our precious time. We want to work together to help our Vikings learn the power of their choice and to help them choose well and wisely now and in the future.
In “Despicable Me”, the main character, Gru, had a choice to make- follow his villainous ways or chart a new and better path. With the help of his Minions, he started using his powerful intellect and skills for good. As you can see, my Admin Team and I made the choice this week to join the fun by dressing up the spirit day this week! I love my team, and we love our LVHS AeTT!
What a gift it is to be able to partner with such an amazing team of parents and educators as we work together to help our Vikings see that they too have agency and the power to choose to give their very best each day!
I’m here for it,
Janda Castillo
Proud Principal Lago Vista High School
Calendar
Monday, September 30
- A Day
Tuesday, October 1
- B Day
- Volleyball vs. Austin Travis @ LVHS 5:30pm (Tickets)
Wednesday, October 2
- A Day
- Wear your CCMR (College, Career, Military Readiness) shirt today!
- LVHS Marching Band Competition
Thursday, October 3
- B Day
- Tennis vs Liberty Hill @ LVHS
- Freshman/JV Football vs Jarrell @ LVHS 5:00/6:30
Friday, October 4
- A Day
- Pink Out Pep Rally
- Volleyball @ Manor New Tech- Varsity @ 5:30; JV teams following
- Varsity Football @ Jarrell - 7:30pm
ACTION REQUIRED: LV Women's Club Scholarship Luncheon
Senior Ladies! The Lago Vista Women's Club will hold its information session about the LV Women's Club Scholarship and provide lunch for you! They will be here on October 7th at 12:15pm in the MAC!
It is VERY IMPORTANT that you RSVP so they can have enough food for everyone. RSVP HERE NOW!
