District administrator's corner

by Loren Glasbrenner,  River Valley School District Administrator The end of a school year brings hope for what will happen next.  Kindergartners will return to school at the elementary in Spring Green, fourth graders will move on to middle school next fall, eighth graders will nervously step in the halls of River Valley High School, and our graduates will enter new chapters of school, career, service, and life. A poem to send our students on to their next steps…   We all walk the halls…   We stride We dance  We slide We run We saunter We trudge We step to our own Beat … in the sacred halls of The Valley.   On our way to each class,  We walk toward progress.   On our feet are  Our personalities In the form of a  Sandal, tennis shoe,  Boot, or heal - perfect for any occasion.   We wear Hey Dudes, Adidas, Chackos, Birkenstocks, Converse, Nike, Puma, Vans,  Lariat, Carhartt and Converse … and these Tools for our feet  Laced or buckled or formed to  Set our pace.   Our shoes like  Our experiences Are well-worn, scuffed and well-used Signs of age and  Progress.   We entered this journey called school With a much smaller size A different form A different reality But we leave wiser, older,  Taller and  In different shoes …   The shoes will be left behind as we grow But the memories will remain The knowledge and our imprints Will stay as we walk New hallways Into new adventures.   Each shoe was chosen.  Bought to protect You as you grow. “Good shoes can take you good places” But you need to keep the pace.     Walk a mile in their shoes - they say Or saunter Or jog  Or slide,  Or stride,  Or dance,  Or run … But remember the shoe is yours to wear, The progress is yours to own, And the journey will have many miles and Many steps.   “As with all my friends, I wish you love and life.” And, good shoes.   Good luck to all the students as they transition to their new path. The River Valley School District is always here to help.