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Admin Minute
Greetings Ferris Community,
We have reached Spring! In Spokane this means four season in half an hour. One minute you are having a BBQ in shorts, and the next you are running for your winter coat! At Ferris, that means we are hard at work preparing for the end of the school year. This time of year can produce some restlessness for all of us. We are all starting to look forward to summer, but we have important learning to finish.
Here are a few things I encourage you to talk with your students about.
1. Finish Strong: Even a great start can be undone by a floundering finish. Attendance, completing work, and hard work are more important now than ever!
2. Follow through: The little things are the big things. Be on time, remember our closed campus, and attend every class (almost every student with regular attendance gets the skills they need to pass).
3. Be kind: A kind word and empathy go a long way. Everyone faces challenges and many people are tired as we finish the year. Take the time to think about others might be experiencing and what you can do to make our school community better.
4. Show your Saxon PRIDE: One of our school’s distinctives is our expectation for every student to show Saxon PRIDE (Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Discipline, Excellence) everywhere they go. These traits develop character and make Ferris better place to be for everyone.
Every day I am encouraged by students I meet and the hard work our students and staff are doing. If we focus on finishing strong, following through, being kind, and showing Saxon PRIDE, I know we will have a great rest of the year.
John O'Dell, Principal
509-354-6000
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