Fall is my favorite season and Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It is a time to pause and reflect with gratitude on the many things we should be thankful for. I am personally thankful for our caring and supportive teachers, students, parents, and community. It has been said that happiness is achieved, when you focus on wanting the things you have, not the things you want. As a community, we have so much to be thankful for. Here are just a few examples:
- Between November 1-3, LB teachers hosted 952 parent teacher conferences k-12
- November 6, the high school inducted 74 new National Honor Society members and the middle school inducted 51 new members to the National Junio Honor Society
- Our fall sports teams collected six conference championships, with our boys cross-country team qualifying and placing 15th at state
November is also a time to express gratitude in remembering and honoring our veterans of the armed forces. There are approximately 23.6 million veterans in the United States with 1.8 million being women. About 1.1 million veterans have died in battle since the beginning of our country, and remind us that precious freedom is not free. At Liberty-Benton we honored are local veterans with a Veteran’s Day breakfast and assembly on November 10, 2023 and with our patriotic Field of Flags display along State Route 12.
With thanks,
Bruce Otley
Superintendent