Brrr!! A little chilly this morning--but the warm weather is supposed to be coming. Met with both 7th and 8th grade today. In the 7th grade English class we planned our party for tomorrow. Check with your child to see what they signed up to bring. Then we read The House of Dies Drear. They must have read through chapter ten by Tuesday when we come back from Easter Break. In the 8th grade Language Arts class we started watching the movie Believe in Me. It's awesome!! It's based on the life of legendary Oklahoma girls' basketball coach Jim Keith. I've read the book, Brief Garland--Basketballs, Ponytails, and Nothing but Net, but I had not seen the movie. I donated a signed copy of the book to the Leedey library some years ago, for those interested in checking it out. A great read for jh girls especially. Mrs. Goldston had the movie and had started watching it with the 8th graders. So I said of course we could continue it!! Coach Keith is still alive and he is a great man, as well as a great coach. It is humbling to watch the movie and see just how much the sport of girls' basketball (and girls' athletics in general) has evolved since 1964. Coach Keith, along with Bertha Frank Teague, was truly a pioneer in the sport and paved the way for me, (and so many others like me,) not only as a player, but also as a female coach. My hat off to you Coach Keith with much respect. You deserve it!!!
Have a FABULOUS day!!! And find someone you know that has a made a difference in your life and tell them "thanks" today. Their reaction will warm your heart. :-)
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