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Helping students feel ready to learn with fun and involvement

By Cheryl Senn During the couple of weeks leading up to the first day of school, I saw many different events which were organized to help students feel encouraged to be involved in their education, all while having fun. The ...

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Everyone needs a wingman

By Cheryl Senn As my daughter, Xena, and I, were walking down a sidewalk, on our way to the campus cafeteria, to register for the recent Reedley College Tiger Kick-Off event, we talked about her first day of college and ...

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There are no limits

By Cheryl Senn While on a flight, during my recent vacation, I looked out the window and was amazed at what I saw. As the plane left the Seattle airport, the sky was dark, cloudy, and raining. As we climbed ...

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Loving a balanced life

By Cheryl Senn “Next to love, balance is the most important thing.” – John Wooden. I thought this summer was going to be a little easier, with a lot of time to lounge by the pool, read a book, etc. ...

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‘Under Construction’ is a good ‘Detour’ to have

By Cheryl Senn I have noticed a lot of road construction and improvements in Sanger. I have noticed a lot of improvements taking place on school campuses. And if I take my own personal inventory, and the inventory of my ...

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Not afraid to choose hope

By Cheryl Senn I make hundreds of choices every day. What clothes to wear, what jewelry to wear, what blend of coffee to drink, what project am I going to work on first, which phone calls am I going to ...

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Becoming independent with freedom

By Cheryl Senn Independence, as defined in the dictionary is, “freedom from outside control or support, the state of being independent, and the time when a country or region gains political freedom from outside control.” July 4th is a day celebrated, ...

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#LoveIsLove

By Cheryl Senn The Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in all 50 states today, June 26, 2015. with a landmark decision that any law prohibiting same-sex unions violates the Constitution. Before this gay marriage was only legal in 36 states and the ...

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Surrounding students, with love and support, is what Sanger Unified does best

By Cheryl Senn I was one of the lucky parents of one of the more than 500 Sanger High graduates participating in the graduation ceremony at the SaveMart Center, this year. All the work, support, and time, had finally come ...

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A balanced life- not all good and not all bad

By Cheryl Senn Douglas Coupland once said, “Nothing very very good and nothing very very bad ever lasts for very very long.” I wonder if Coupland has ever been to Sanger. Lately, it seems, if you listen to community members ...

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