We're Captive on the Carousel of Time

yesterday was interesting, to say the least.

i have been struggling with getting in contact with vincent high school. i need to be present at their open house and parent-teacher conferences to distribute information from parents plus, since they are a seyfey school. tomorrow is their open house. i was frustrated by the fact that they were not responding to my calls and emails, so i decided to just show up and talk to the principal. when i got there, i was told in a cold manner by a school secretary that the principal was unavailable and that i needed to schedule a meeting. when i asked her if i could schedule one while i was there, she did not respond. i brought my copy of Beyond the Bake Sale and was prepared to wait, but the harsh glance i received from the secretary gave me the vibe that i wasn't welcome to wait there. i plan on calling to schedule an appointment today after i grab my phone from my car, since their area code is 262 and i cannot dial long distance on the school phone.

despite this setback, i was very happy with the turnout for this month's governance council meeting. we had six parents show up, which is a vast improvement from the two that came last month. we planned some future fundraisers for parent-teacher conferences and discussed homeroom changes. i did get some harshness about the fact that the ATP will be a separate entity from the SGC, though. several teachers were under the impression that everything would be under the umbrella of SGC now, which is not the case for my ATP. luckily, we settled the situation before things got out of hand.

lesson of the day from yesterday: always stretch thoroughly before running. otherwise, you will regret it in the morning...