Rachel finished her second semester of college as part of the Missouri State University Bear POWER program last week. I told her that everyone would want an update on her semester and asked her if we could write a blog […]
Today is Rachel’s 19th birthday. If you are anywhere near her, you know that. The girl loves her birthday, and celebrates it for at least a month if not the entire year. Forget that she just had a really big […]
I must first proclaim that we are down to one semester. Rachel successfully finished semester one of her senior year. She had a great semester. Powder puff touchdowns, homecoming dances, volleyball serves, and of course classes. She worked hard and […]
A few months ago I was invited to write a letter of nomination for one of Rachel’s teachers. Our school district’s education foundation, Olathe Public Schools Foundation, presents Excellence in Educator Awards on a monthly basis. There other awards for […]
Last weekend, Rachel was Strato in her high school’s production of Julius Caesar. If I counted correctly, she had seven lines. She was scarcely seen until the end when she appeared in a big way in one of the final […]
I haven’t had a chance to write much about Rachel’s sophomore year. I know many of you read in order to keep up with her. Many of you read for ideas on how to make inclusion work in the parameters […]
Decided to shift gears from ABLE to inclusion. Wanted to name this High School 1st Semester in the Books but not quite. Rachel had the flu and missed all of her finals. Her teachers were great and for the most […]