Here is Hopie girl with the incredible Miss Blinn... She was an excellent teacher and exactly what Hope needed this past year. We were so blessed by her and her patience with our family! Oh there were the tears a flowing when we went to pick her up from school yesterday...
Not only was it the last day of being in Miss Blinn's class and seeing some of her friends for a couple of months... but it was also....
The last day with this great man as principal at St. Peter School. Mr. Kirsch retires after 42 years serving here at St. Peter... What a unique and special experience for the people here. There are many people who grew up and attended school here and had Mr. Kirsch as a teacher that now have their children here in school...
He is one of the most personable principals I have ever met... He is there doing parking lot duty and greeting the kids every day. I literally have seen him be the last person at the Sports banquet washing down the tables...
He even went above and beyond to serve Hot cocoa at the preschool on freezing cold mornings...
He has a servant's like unlike most others... and has given his heart and soul to this place...
He will be GREATLY missed by so many...
I have met with him on a number of occasions about the older kids walking over to take some classes...
Each visit he would always ask if I would just like to put them all in the school... (While we LOVE the school and it is a great help and fit for Hope... I have loved homeschooling the other kids in the past) We have been so impressed with the school on so many levels! We really do love it!
He would always ask, but never put any pressure on, and he welcomed my Anna this past year with arms wide open for art, choir, and sports after school...
She has loved it and Jojo will join her over there for hopefully PE, art, and a few hours on Friday...
It is a huge blessing to us and as a principal he welcomed us as homeschoolers with respect, support, encouragement and kindness... I so appreciate that and him...
It was emotional for me as a mom with just one child there in the school and a couple doing extracurriculars there... I know it was a super emotional day for many... I realized that I really don't mind change and think that change is good... But in this situation, change is just hard... I know everyone will love the new principal, but it is hard to say goodbye to someone who is a staple here...
What an example he and his secretary (Mrs. Namakoudis, who has been there for over 20 years) are to the people and especially the kids... Service with a smile and hearts that point back to Christ again and again...
Hope and her friend Faith at the yogurt shop after school... The place was full of St. Peter families... It was a great day!
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