December, A Month of Reflection

December Reflections from Mr. Geoghegan

December is usually a time to reflect on what has happened in this past year.  Well, for me, I just want to say how great a start of the school year this has been so far.  I relish getting up each and every morning coming in.  This year saw us make many, many changes to the school, but I feel as though these changes are helping us achieve what we want for the students of the Nichols Middle School:  their success.  This is why we do everything we do, for their success.  

The students have been incredible this year.  They have taken the changes in stride and see that even if things are getting a little tougher for them, they understand what they are working for.  The teachers and staff are amazing.  To come into a new school year with a new schedule, new courses, new curricula, new, new, new, new . . .  It has been awesome to see all of us "rowing in the same direction" making sure we are improving each and every day.  It has been a joy to behold.  I have said this before, but I am just so appreciative of the whole Nichols community.  I have been so impressed by the dedication and determination of everyone to make sure that the Nichols is a first-class institution for learning.  

Mr. McLaughlin and I in a short year and a half have made some changes in and around the building, and we believe these modifications are helping the students to want to be here.  In the end, that is our goal.  If the students want to be here then the learning will follow. 

In the grand scheme of things, this really isn’t many "reflections" other than it has been a sensational beginning to the school year and we hope that it continues.

Enjoy the time with family and friends during this holiday break, and as teachers across the globe love to say on this day, “See you next year.”

Have a wonderful, restful, and joyous holiday from everyone here at NMS; see you January 2, 2013,

M. R. Geoghegan