We are the Jaguars!

Since starting this incredible journey as International School of Columbus' Administrative Assistant, the word I would best use to describe it is....well....incredible. I started with incredible and dedicated people on our board, who have committed so much of their time and energy into this amazing school. Then this incredible board started hiring incredible teachers! Deb, April, Matt....they are so full of energy and excitement that I almost wish I was a student again! While I had some really nice teachers in my many years of school, I have never seen the excitement and enthusiasm that I witness everytime I am in the room with them. It is, well, incredible and energizing.

Next came the Head of School announcement and meeting Connie. Now, it would be easy to say that, of course, I am going to be complementary of my boss :) But she is incredible. Her energy and knowledge of education is mindblowing. Her commitment to our school is second to none. She wants to be hands on with the students and watching her talk to parents and students...I know she was the exact right choice for our kids!!

Incredible...bottom line...they are all incredible and I can't wait to see who comes next!

And now the students....with each student and family I meet, I can see the personalities and how they are meshing. Our mixer on Friday night was so exciting! Watching kids who had never met before start making friends with each other and watching our parents meet and welcome each other was so inspiring. Our resident Boogie King (Jon S.) was the best! We even had little sisters out there, dancing up a storm! And, let me tell you, our teachers and staff do a MEAN chicken dance!!!

Our students voted and we are officially the ISC Jaguars! What a great mascot! Our students have style, that's for sure. It was amazing to hear the conversations among the students about this. They WANTED to be different and make sure no one else had THEIR mascot. They know this is THEIR school and they are already showing their school spirit!

We are T-minus 47 day until the first day of school (August 14th). One of the suggestions I heard most is that families want more information. And it will be rolling out fast and furious! So one of my more hip family member suggested I blog. I can get the inside scoop on what is going on and this way, I can tell you what we are doing with ISC today and not clog up your inbox!

Visit my blog daily as I will try to post daily updates on what is going on at ISC. If you have a blog topic idea, send it my way! If you have questions you would like answered, send those too! I will answer them here so that everyone is getting the same info as the next person!

Until tomorrow....Monica!