Lisa Smith
Lisa Smith
benefits large procedures school small together within
They put together the benefits of a large school and still put in place some procedures that make it like a small school. There are communities within the communities.
feedback girls people stopped threats violence words
Some of the feedback I got was very violent. I had two girls come to my room. I had threats of violence messaged to me. People stopped me on my way to class. I was told my self-worth in about 20 words or less.
grown hoping last people tradition year
The first year there were about 4,000 people and it's grown about 4,000 every year. We had about 16,000 last year, so we're hoping to keep up our tradition of 4,000 a year.
expect rode
I never know what to expect from these things. My houseboat rode it out great. I was surprised.
thankful
We should be thankful we don't live in Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama.
capable pieces slow trying watching
We are watching it; it may be something that's slow to transmit. The pieces in it are working, so it is capable of working and doing what it's trying to do.
contest dollar food football holiday plenty store
We've always done trivia. It's tradition. And we also have football bingo, a food contest and plenty of Dollar Store prizes. It's kind of like another holiday for us.