Since I spend so much time here on campus, I often times find myself thinking back to when I was a student here. Recently in this blog, I have discussed some of my memories with Mr. {Greg} Stobbe, who was a mentor to me back then and I am fortunate to call a friend today. However, as winter turns into spring, my thoughts go in a different direction. I was recently...

In place of my usual blog post, I have decided to upload a video podcast I did with our English teacher, Greg Stobbe, a few days ago. Stobbe and I go way back, all the way to the fall of 2000, when I first met him as a wide-eyed freshman here at FC. During my four years of high school, our teacher/student mentorship was strengthened by many comedic moments. As much...

The blog has been down for awhile during the holidays, but I plan on picking things up in the new year. You know what they say about best laid plans, but at least that is the goal. During my holiday vacation, I, like many people, spent time with my family. As often happens when I am around my parents and grandparents for extended amounts of time, I begin to think...

Due to some craziness surrounding the holidays, I have been away for a little while, but now I am glad to be back. Since some time has passed since I last posted, there have been several new developments that I wanted to talk about. This has been an interesting time for me as a first year teacher, mostly because I have never been on the non-student side of a highly...

When I think back to my days as a student here at FC, the first thing I often remember is simply how much fun I had. The classes were entertaining, of course it was always fun to see my friends, and I also greatly enjoyed the small-family feel that comes with going to a private high school and being a member of a 72 person graduating class. However, what I...

So it has been two weeks since my last post and several things have happened. First of all, I am now officially in week eight of the school year, and the time has really flown by. It sounds quite cliche, but is hard to believe that I have been at this two months already, when it seems like just yesterday I was busily preparing for and definitely stressing out about...