Podium View
May 29th, 2010 by John Creighton in Photo Per Day
Tags: Community, Longmont, St. Vrain
My view of Longmont High School graduation from the podium. I was on stage in my role as a member of the St. Vrain Board of Education.
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May 25th, 2010 by John Creighton in Photo Per Day
Tags: Ada Grace, School, St. Vrain
Ada Grace reads her story in Mrs. Morgan’s second grade class.
Read more...How Do We Make Dreams Come True?
May 21st, 2010 by John Creighton in Dispatches
Tags: Atwood, Emma, High School, St. Vrain
Unlike Glenn Beck and President Barack Obama, I won’t make any top ten list of commencement speakers. But, I have had the privilege to speak to a graduating class as a member of the St. Vrain Valley Board of Education. Like many commencement speakers, my preparations included contemplating a big question. In my case: How do we make our dreams come true? Mr. Bray, the custodian at my home town high school, was the first person I thought of when [...]
Read more...Retirement Dinner Remarks
May 14th, 2010 by John Creighton in B.O.E.
Tags: Atwood, School, St. Vrain
I was asked to speak at the St. Vrain Valley retirement dinner on behalf of the Board. Here’s what I said: It is a privilege to be here tonight to say a few words of appreciation on behalf of the Board of Education to all of you who have served the students of the St. Vrain Valley for so many years. I especially appreciate the opportunity to speak at this dinner. I was at a celebration last week and our [...]
Read more...Setting a Good Example
May 6th, 2010 by John Creighton in Dispatches
Tags: Civility, Public Values, St. Vrain
Sean Hannity (Fox News) and Keith Olbermann (MSNBC) could learn a few things from the students at Silver Creek High School in Longmont, Colorado. The Silver Creek students know how to have “adult” conversations — as compared to the juvenile taunts that pass for “analysis” on cable news channels. Earlier this week, I sat down to flip channels, unwind after an evening meeting and, I hoped, to get some news about the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. [...]
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