Claim OwnershipThe Prospector's Pickaxe - Mining Human Potential
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A prospector is a person who digs for minerals of value . A prospector often uses a pickaxe, a tool that is used to break apart rock to find the valuable minerals inside. This podcast is about doing just that, as a leader and a person, mining for human potential. As a high school principal, I do this everyday. As educators, we all do this everyday. We will discuss books on leadership, inspirational stories, educational issues, and together discover how to mine our own human potential.
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Megan and I discuss what it means to be a Prospector and the culture at Apache Junction High School.
In this episode we will discuss the many improvements that have been made to our campus over the summer as well as the curricular initiatives we will employ to improve student achievement.
Welcome to our second installment of the State of Our School. Today, we focus on The Arts and Student Activities. This presentation will be about concrete examples of the incredible things that we have done here in our school and community during the 21 - 22 school year. The time has come to change the narrative surrounding Apache Junction High School and to set the record straight on the outstanding abilities and talents of our students and our staff. I think that the best way to do this is to focus on the areas of Academics,the Arts and Student Activities; Athletics, Facilities and Curriculum, and Students, Staff, and Faculty Honors and Awards, and our plans moving forward to continue to demonstrate improvement and provide students with a world-class educational experience. We will present this information in a series of weekly video installments throughout the summer.
This is a letter collaboratively written by Pat Smith (Principal at Desert Vista Elementary School), Natalie Clement (Principal at Peralta Trail Elementary School), Phyllis Bellemere (Principal at Four Peaks Elementary School), Chad Cantrell (Principal at Cactus Canyon Junior High), and me, Chris Lineberry, Principal at Apache Junction High School. We offered this during public comment at our last board meeting and wanted to be sure that you all know how valued you are. This is our expression of thanks to all of our students, teachers, and school communities. Beyond that, this is a thank you to educators across our country, who have revealed their character in unprecedented times to be rock solid and undaunted.
Junior Isabelle Yakel discusses how COVID19 has impacted her as a student, her family, and her life as well as how staying positive and becoming comfortable her in own skin has led her to a greater sense of happiness and well-being.
I have the honor of being joined by Chilly of ArizonaVarsity.com , the go to guy in high school football for the state of Arizona. Chilly talks about how he is getting through these times of social distancing, reconnecting, and how he has been able to overcome adversity. Chilly was one of my students when I taught at ASU and I am so proud of who he has become and the work that he does. Enjoy!
Claire Williamson is a first year teacher who works with our student council and teaches Social Studies at Apache Junction High School here in Arizona. Claire is a rock-star and the recent winner of the WKNIX Teacher of the Month. Claire shares her strategies for staying positive and upbeat, for continued personal growth, and how she overcame having to leave college at the end of her sophomore year due to loan money running out, only to graduate from ASU and become a teacher! Enjoy, and please be well and care for yourselves and each other.
The idea of this podcast is to share positivity and inspiration while staying connected as The Prospector Nation. I would love to hear from you about how you are staying positive, staying engaged, and growing as individuals. I want to share our stories and stay connected as we go through the challenge of the Corona Virus, we are stronger together than as individuals. Email me your thoughts if you want to be a guest on my podcast, together we will prevail. I cannot do this without your help, parents, students, teachers, staff all of you are invited to engage and share.
How we respond when storms come makes all the difference. I have learned a lot from my experiences with students about how to get better at walking in the rain, how to persevere through the storms of life. What does the storm control in you?
A reading of IF, by the poet Rudyard Kipling
A reading of the poem, INVICTUS, by William Ernest Henley
Brooklyn and I discuss the book, What Would You Do With A Chance?, a book about the power of chances and the fear of reaching out for a dream!
Probably the most important post I have created to this date! Please listen, I promise it is worth your while and will take only 5 minutes.
Listen as Jesus shares with us his experience at AJHS, his love of music, and his excitement about the future for AJHS Marching Band and Drumline!
A 6 part series on the State of progress being made at Apache Junction High School
Join us to hear about how an 11th grade student has overcome anxiety and a severe head injury to make a momentous comeback to success. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present Madisyn Wood!
One of the smaller, less financially prosperous districts in the state has given the rest of the nation a path forward. AJHS is proud of our Prospectors!
This is a podcast about the start of the 2020 - 21 school year. Lots of good info. You can also go to https://sites.google.com/goaj.org/students-ajhs-back-to-school/home for more information.
I have the opportunity to speak with a former student, a current strength and conditioning coach and educator from North Carolina. Donald was my student back in 1999 and has achieved tremendous success as a coach, an educator, and most importantly as a man. Donald and I have a difficult conversation about race, about his own personal experiences, and how together we can move through so much of the ugliness that plagues our nation.
We will be sending out an email for sign ups for students to pick up any items that they ahve left at school that they need for the summer. I sent an email to seniors and their parents regarding Graduation, it is important that registration tickets and filled out. Finally, after long deliberation we have come to the difficult decision to cancel Prom. Please listen to the podcast for details
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