I picked up a book called Lab Girl by Hope Jahren this summer. It’s an option on Del Oro’s AP Language summer reading list, and I try to keep up with all of these books if I can. I’m glad I did. I expected a book about science. It turned out to be a littleContinue reading “Lab Girl Made Me Want to Plant an Oak”
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Graduation Day
The morning of May 30 was one I had been looking toward for months. When I found out in March that I had blood cancer, there was one date I circled in my mind: graduation. I didn’t know if I would be healthy enough to be there. My goal quietly became, “Just make it toContinue reading “Graduation Day”
Recovery After Round 1
Quick update from round one, and the days that followed. Last week I made the daily drive into downtown Sacramento, five straight mornings, three hours at a time. You settle into a rhythm pretty quickly. Check in, get set up, sit, read, think, repeat. I had three different nurses over the week, and each ofContinue reading “Recovery After Round 1”
Let’s Mean What We Do
I recently finished All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker, and I keep coming back to one line: “Do something meaningful, or maybe just mean everything you do.” That sentence is sticking with me. It is simple but pointed, and it captures what the book seems to ask of its characters and readersContinue reading “Let’s Mean What We Do”
The Story of Four Graduations
Yesterday was Del Oro’s 64th Graduation, but only my second as principal. For my second commencement address, I chose to tell the story of four graduations. Here’s the bulk of the message: One of the things that’s really special about Del Oro is how many alumni return—whether to work here, raise their families in theContinue reading “The Story of Four Graduations”
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