WESCO Fall Leadership Conferences: Workshops and Sports Leadership

Shorecrest co-hosted the WESCO Fall Leadership Conference with King’s and Shorewood on Tuesday before Halloween. It went really well! I was proud to see my Shorecrest students step up!

 I had the opportunity today to bring a group of amazing Shorecrest athletes to our WESCO Sports Leadership Interhigh Conference at Marysville-Pilchuck. M-P and M-G students and advisors did an incredible job organizing this conference for almost 1000 students. We heard from keynote speaker Sarah Kneller and broke into small groups with a mix of kids from different schools to discuss sportsmanship and brainstorm practical ideas to build it up in our own programs. The group I facilitated was great (#27, Zeus the Electric Wolf Pack) - I got to learn a lot from those students today. I'm so appreciate of my fellow WESCO Interhigh advisors for putting on these amazing events for our students!

Dave and Buster's Date with Reed, Halloween, and Granddaddy Votes

 On a night that Charlotte had a sleepover and Edison was with Sadie, Reed and I decided to go out and have fun. He got to pick, so we ended up doing dinner at the mall food court followed by time at the Dave & Buster's Arcade and visits to hat, sneaker, and video game stores in the mall. It was really good to spend a night together just the two of us and I hope to do it again soon.

The last time I visited my dad, I brought his ballot and he voted for the Harris-Walz ticket! So did I! Fingers crossed!

The kids were at their dad's for Halloween, but at least I got to see a few pictures. I'm glad they're all still dressing up. Edison & Sadie re-enacted a famous scene from the movie 10 Things I Hate About You. Charlotte was Elmo and her friends were other Sesame Street Characters. Reed was an alien and had an inflatable costume for the first time.

We've had some big events at school, including going to visit Brett at Monroe for his Homecoming Assembly and then co-hosting the WESCO Fall Leadership Conference for 700 students with our counterparts at Shorewood and King's. The conference went well and we have some ideas to make it even better next year! I was so impressed with my student planning team for pulling it all together on a tight timeline!

Charlotte's High School Swim Team Dual Meets - Part 2 and a Fall Excel Meet

 Girls high school swimming has been such a wonderful connection for Charlotte to start high school. She had a great meet at the Lynnwood pool followed by a big time drop in the 500 free at the last dual meet - 5:38 (!). Her hard work is showing results!

Charlotte and the Shorecrest girls swim team finished up regular season dual meets with a win against their rival Shorewood on Senior Night. It was touching to honor the 16(!) seniors who have led the team this year and made it such a welcoming place for Charlotte and the other new swimmers. Onward to Districts and State meets!

All three kids had a swim meet with their Excel Club Team last weekend in Anacortes and did great. Edison is holding his times well despite not doing practices with the team right now, just laps on his own. Reed has moved up to the 11-12 age group and is learning the ropes. And Charlotte was the high point winner for her gender/age.

Girls Hike and Brunch Date

 Walking in the woods with friends, time at the cabin, and swimming are what is filling my cup this past week. It was so wonderful to hike and chat with Rachelle, Rebecca and Jess. Not pictured: amazing brunch with the gals @ LJ's Bistro and visiting my cousin and her family on Sunday.