Ms. Jan Jardine oversees Internships & Work-Based Learning. Today’s quote is one of her favorites:
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
-Thomas Edison
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Ms. Jan Jardine oversees Internships & Work-Based Learning. Today’s quote is one of her favorites:
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
-Thomas Edison
In honor of Indigenous Day, today we share a quote from Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt (Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it), also known as Chief Joseph Nez Perce.
“It does not require many words to speak the truth.”
Chief Joseph, Young Joseph, or Joseph the Younger lived from 1840-1904 and was a leader of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of Nez Perce, a Native American tribe of the interior Pacific Northwest region of the United States. His words ring true more than a century later.
This week’s quote comes from another English teacher, Mr. Joseph Wiederhold:
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
There was no Why I Teach Wednesday this week, so that we could instead feature Mrs. Hilary Daniel on her last day at Provo High. I guess that makes it both Feature Friday and Farewell Friday!
Hilary and her family are headed to the East Coast where they no doubt will make a significant impact on the lives of others, just as they have here.
Hilary has taught ASL at Provo High for 6 years, and she has been beloved by all. Not only does she forge strong connections with her students (who continue to stay in touch after they graduate), but her relationships with peers are iron-clad. People know they can rely on Hilary through it all.
Outside of school, Hilary devotes her time to spreading positivity and goodness into the world. She hosts a vlog, Strength of Souls, to interview and highlight the strengths of those around her, including those right in our own community.
Hilary will be greatly missed… but we know wonderful things lie in store for her and her family, and we wish them all the best. (Plus, we know her classes lie in the very capable hands of the dynamic Ms. Jamila Hubbard!)
Hilary, thank you for your remarkable contribution to Provo High. Once a Bulldog, always a Bulldog!
KSL did a lovely feature on our PHS volleyball players, highlighting the resourcefulness they employed during their Senior Night. Please follow the link to read the full article, and please note that Brooklyn’s last name is actually Biorge :) (KSL has been advised of the error).
https://www.ksl.com/article/50023334/better-than-chick-fil-a-how-provo-volleyball-made-lemonade-out-of-pandemics-lemonsWe are proud of our volleyball “sisters” and their coaches!
This week’s motivational Monday comes from beloved English teacher Mrs. Kristin Pierce. Here is a favorite quote:
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
-Henry Ward Beecher