4 MARCH 2019 My family and I live very close to Hopi Elementary School. We’ve lived there for 15 years, so we have spent some time in the school drop-off and pick-up traffic jams on Lafayette. After a while, you learn to just avoid the area during those two times of the day. But not anymore. The new Hopi remodel included a quarter-mile long “traffic lane” that meanders through the property like an amusement park ride. I half expect to see little guide bars in the pavement and 3/4-sized model Ts putt-putting around the track. This feature does seem to clear up all that traffic, which is nice. Although now I see people doing the “dump-n-go” along Lafayette, where they slow their mini-van down to about 6 m.p.h. and boot their backpacked children out of the sliding doors like little Airborne Rangers. I suppose it’s either that or sit in the protracted pick-up/ drop-off line. Remember kids, keep your legs bent and roll through your landing to dissipate the impact. I would like to thank Arcadia’s aerial photographer extraordinaire, Jim Todd, for the photos in our Hopi story (page 36) this month. Jim has been doing aerial photography for a long time and he clearly loves it. He’s a purist, because while he could’ve easily thrown a drone up there to get the shot, Jim would rather hang out of a helicopter and capture it himself. Jim’s work shows us Hopi from the sky through the years, starting in 1998. The online version of the Hopi story has many more photos: arcadianews.com. There’s a lot going on in this issue, so I won’t keep your eyes here anymore. Thank you for reading the Arcadia News! — Greg A. Bruns, Publisher FROM THE PUBLISHER’S DESK THIS MONTH’S WINNER: Megan Gotshall, Service Learning/Outreach Coordinator Christ Lutheran School What does a day in the life of a Service Learning & Outreach Coordinator look like? At CLS, every grade level has a different service focus. For example, fourth grade is homelessness, fifth grade is the elderly, sixth grade is Veterans. My role is to bring in guest speakers, stories and experiences that help each grade learn about that group of people. Another part of my role is planning service projects and field trips in which the students/ parents can participate. My day can get crazy – I might be teaching a lesson, conducting an assembly, going on a field trip, or planning events. My admin team and the teachers at CLS are awesome because they let me try anything that they think the students will benefit from. They are very encouraging and supportive. How long have you been teaching at CLS? This is my fourth year at CLS. I taught third grade at Zion Lutheran School in San Francisco for five years. Having experience as a classroom teacher helped me understand how to integrate service projects and guest speakers into the school day and classroom curriculum. It also helped me learn how to communicate the awesome stories within our community. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Thailand. We were missionaries there when I was five to 13 years old. Living there for eight years really helped to open my eyes up to the world and how there are so many people in need, physically and spiritually. It helps remind me that there is so much out there to experience and unique stories and circumstances to see. I moved to Phoenix when I was 13 and went to Christ Lutheran School myself. It’s a fabulous school, and I’m grateful for the way God has unfolded my life. Describe the Leadership Program at CLS. Assistant Principal Suzanne Black developed the Leadership Program 11 years ago. Suzanne was a school parent and wanted to see if another opportunity could be provided for students who wanted to hone their leadership skills. For the last four years, I have been responsible for Leadership Group, and it has evolved into a group that students in sixth- eighth grade can apply to be in if they would like to grow their leadership skills. We have meetings with speakers as well as projects like the Veterans Day Breakfast that we host where we serve around 50+ Veterans and hear their stories. What inspired you to become a teacher? My parents are both teachers. Pastor Jeff Schrank asked me to help at the CLS summer camp when I was in high school and that experience, being trusted with a leadership role and being given the opportunity to practice leading kids at a young age, helped me figure out that I was passionate about teaching children. My parents were great “teacher role models” for me and really showed me how to be a teacher that loves her students, their families and my school community. What is your favorite part of teaching? 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