Tag Archives: Whitford Middle School

Thanks For Being You

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Eric Winger

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” — John Fitzgerald Kennedy As the light peeked out upon the final day of school before Thanksgiving, … Continue reading →

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Congratulations!

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Eric Winger

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” — Confucius To the Whitford Summa 2012 graduating class of 8th graders, my son’s Zachary’s class … As you move into high school, if I could somehow magically speak for all of … Continue reading →

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Advice For The Unemployed

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Eric Winger

“It’s a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it’s a depression when you lose your own.” — Harry S Truman When you’re jobless, it’s easy to turn inward, blame yourself, feel like a failure, and have no other desire … Continue reading →

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Why I Saw Mulan Four Times

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Eric Winger

 “You don’t really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around – and why his parents will always wave back.” — William D. Tammeus My twin daughters were … Continue reading →

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Daily Choice

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Eric Winger

“Everything is something you decide to do, and there is nothing you have to do.” — Denis Waitley As parents, we have a daily choice. We can choose to get involved in our kids’ schools. To be on the parent-teacher … Continue reading →

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Looking Adversity In The Eye … And Smiling

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Eric Winger

“The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief.” — William Shakespeare, Othello Chatting with Arturo, you’d never know that he just closed his business. For good. As we talked last Sunday on a very large, warm Oregon sand dune, watching … Continue reading →

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Marching Towards The Future

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Eric Winger

“Time marches on.” — idiom Every day is a march, an unrelenting march towards the future. Every birthday marks a milestone on that march, an indelible notch marked along the side of the path on which we tread. Today, my … Continue reading →

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Warming The Benches

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Eric Winger

“Hitch your wagon to a star.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson This week, I warmed the benches. Every good manager knows that it takes an entire roster to make a team and even the last player called off the bench plays a … Continue reading →

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Many Hands Make Dirty Work

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Eric Winger

“Many hands make light work.” — John Heywood When you show up to volunteer at an organization you know, or that you have volunteered with before, you have a pretty good understanding of how many people will be there to … Continue reading →

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Reflections On Camp

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Eric Winger

“Camping: nature’s way of promoting the motel industry.” — Dave Barry After 3 days with 120 middles schoolers at camp, here are a few random reflections, in no particular order. ‘Camp’ is a four letter word. But then again, so … Continue reading →

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