Super Bowl

Are you getting ready to watch the Super Bowl?  There will be a lot of attention on the 53 players on each team.  (And probably on Taylor Swift too.)  The athletes are the stars of the game, but there are so many other people who are involved in making sure that each individual and each team is ready to excel at the highest levels.  This is how it works with lots of different career fields.  Even school.  

You, as students, are the stars!  Your opportunity to show off all that you know in class every day takes perseverance, dedication, focus, and daily work beyond just showing up hoping to excel on the day of a test or exam.  The athletes who will be on the field have to put in lots of time outside of Sunday game-days just like you need to do every day.  

Hopefully you also recognize that there are lots of people who surround you to help support and encourage you to achieve at your highest possible levels.  Your teachers, parents, and coaches are at the fore-front of that list, but remember that there are others, including me, who are here to help you, cheer you on and believe in you too.  

And, it's true, you won't get a Super Bowl trophy, but your work will end with a high school diploma and lots of opportunities for the future so that's certainly just as rewarding.

So, as you watch the Super Bowl tonight - it doesn't matter if you are watching for the football, the commercials, the halftime show, or with hopes of seeing glimpses of Taylor Swift, try to remember that this is only part of the story and there is always so much more happening behind the scenes just like there is in your life too.