Settling In

It is truly amazing how quickly the school days go by here in Warner; with all the activities, tremendous staff, wonderful students and pleasant weather the days move by. Maybe it's the newness of the position or the seemingly endless supply of early school year meetings or the great diversity of items the superintendent deals with every day but the days go flying by.

I guess the one thing I haven't done yet is introduce myself and provide a little background information, so here goes. I grew up on a farm north of Andover, mom taught everything from K-6 music to Kindergarten to middle school in Bristol and currently teaches 2nd grade in Groton, dad farms and lives on the acreage he grew up on. I have 4 siblings; two older brothers, an older sister and a younger sister. We now all live in the northeast part of SD and we are happy to be back closer to family. Graduated from Groton High School, earned my Bachelor's Degree from South Dakota State University (go Jacks!!) with a major in History and a teaching certificate. We spent my first two years teaching in Chamberlain, before moving to Lake Preston where I taught and coached for 10 years and spent the last two school years working at Hamlin. Over those years I graduated from SDSU a second time with a Masters Degree in School Administration with a K-12 Principal Certificate, and most recently I graduate from the University of Sioux Falls with an Education Specialist Degree and a Superintendent certificate.

I'm married to Rachel and we have twin boys (Lincoln and Braydon) in Kindergarten. We are very excited about being part of Warner's school and community; we knew when we moved it was going to be a great school for our kids and a great community to become a part of. We appreciate everyone's hospitality and eagerness to introduce themselves and make us feel welcome. I apologize in advance if I forget your name and don't be afraid to stop and say hi next time we meet.

Some quick reminders for the week:
School Board Meeting-9/8/14, 6:00pm
Volleyball-9/9/14 versus Miller and 9/11/14 versus Northwestern
Cross-Country-9/8/14 @ Webster and 9/11/14 @ DeSmet
Football--has a bye week, enjoy the rest

Congrats to the Volleyball, Cross-Country, Competitive Cheer, and Football teams for getting the seasons off to a good start; it's exciting to be a part of. For those of you who haven't seen the teams play yet, please come out and support our student-athletes they are a joy to watch and cheer on.