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2013 Volume 79 Number 1 January 2013 24 Pages Superintendent’s Message Kirk Taylor Janet Sifferman, Superintendent DECEMBER 2012 Person of the Month Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a peaceful holiday Kirk Taylor has been teaching for 36 years, season and is ready to take on a new year and a new semester! 35 of those years have been with Hartland I generally don’t like repeating myself, however there are Consolidated Schools. Kirk received his Bachelor’s Degree from some issues that arise each year when overseeing a school Central Michigan University and has done district. One of those issues is our inclement weather policy graduate work at Oakland University, Michigan and the decision to close or remain open due to the weather. State University, Eastern Michigan University One of the duties I face as superintendent is the decision and the Cranbrook School. He has served as to cancel school or events due to the weather conditions. chairperson of the middle and high school This is not a decision I make without input from several people and these are not English departments. Kirk was chosen as decisions I make lightly – the safety and well being of our students are always my Hartland Consolidated Schools’ Teacher of the first concerns. We have spotters who drive the roads early in the morning on days Year in 1986. when weather may be a factor. Our Director of Operations and Transportation During his 35 years in Hartland he has Supervisor are also out on the roads very early on those mornings. The school taught at every building except Creekside districts surrounding us have similar processes in place. On the mornings when Elementary and the high school and is in his it appears weather may be an issue, the superintendents across the county com- 29th year teaching eighth grade English language municate with each other and report on the information provided by our spotters. arts. During his tenure Kirk has also made Please read the Inclement Weather Delay of School Policy on Page 3. over 20 student films, produced eight student- There may be days when it is safe for our school buses to be on the road, but performance festivals, directed and co-directed there may still be some tricky driving situations for new, inexperienced drivers or 13 middle school plays, coached 7th and 8th vehicles not equipped for hazardous road conditions. I urge the parents of newly grade, junior varsity and varsity girls’ basketball, driving teens to consider having them ride the bus on such days. Michigan weather and boys’ eighth grade basketball. can change suddenly and the decision to have or cancel school is made very early Kirk is married to Marianne (Pellegrini) Taylor and has two children: Graeme, 16, and Jane, 13. They also have a cat named Stanley. In addition to his many commitments in the day. On some days our student drivers would be better off and safer on the with Hartland Schools, Kirk has also coached his children’s “rec & ed sports’ teams” bus. They will have many years to drive on their own! If your child has driven all and is currently making a film featuring his son and several of his friends. year and not ridden the bus and you would like him/her to do so, please contact Most memorable moments: our transportation department to let them know. “In the spring of 1981, while teaching sixth grade at Lakes Elementary, Margaret Allen (then a sixth grade teacher, now retired), her husband and I were formally invited to an unforgettable dinner at the home of one of our sixth grade students. We were greeted at the front entrance by our sixth grade maître d’ and shown to our seats in the dining room. There we were served an exquisite meal by a team of six uniformed sixth graders. Our wait staff had impeccable manners and gave impeccable service. We never saw the parents-behind-the-scene until after dessert. A cool idea, carried out beautifully. PAID 48353 Later, Margaret and I talked about how lucky we were to teach in Hartland.” Michigan Hartland, Permit #2 Non-Profit POSTAL “One day, when I was teaching eighth grade English at the Farms Middle School, Organization U.S. Postage CUSTOMER I was lecturing passionately on an important topic. When finished I asked if there were any questions. A girl raised her hand. How exciting! She was interested in one of my lecture’s big ideas! I eagerly called on her and she earnestly asked, “Mr. Taylor, did you know that one of your shoes is a little darker than the other one?” Enroll in an enrichment class or one of our Why you are still here and positive thoughts about Hartland Schools: recreational programs in the new year. “I was warmly welcomed into the Hartland Consolidated Schools family in 1978 and Visit www.hartlandcommunityed.com have considered it my home away from home ever since. In Hartland Schools, we know each other’s names and help each other when help is needed. We work and play and laugh and cry together. Everyone is cared for and cared about. I keep a copy of our mission statement on my classroom wall. It guides my actions Inside as a teacher every day (over 6,000 and counting!): “The Hartland Consolidated Schools, in cooperation with the community, will This Issue provide a positive environment for the developing of productive and caring individuals of all ages. We are teaching for learning for life.” Editor’s Page ........................................ 2 I do my best to keep my students safe; to be a warm teacher; to care about my School News .................................. 3-12 students. I do my best to provide my students with excellent opportunities to acquire Cromaine District Library ................14 more language and language skills so they may better achieve their goals in life. I do ECR WSS Places of Worship ............................16 my best to help my students find and develop their talents so that they may become Business Directory ............................ 17 productive and caring individuals…and maybe even happy. HIP Happenings ................................18 That in mind, I ask the voting members of our community to use your voices to Clubs & Organizations .....................19 inform your elected representatives you will do what it takes to preserve the spirit of POSTAL CUSTOMER POSTAL Scouting News ...................................20 family we have in our Hartland Consolidated Schools—a gift we inherited from those Recreation ................................... 21-22 who came before us, and a gift we intend to pass on to those whose turn has yet to Art & Entertainment .........................23 come. HARTLAND CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS HARTLAND CONSOLIDATED 9525 E. 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