Your Legacy Begins Now!

Greetings, and welcome to the 08-09 school year. It is shaping up to be a busy, yet rewarding year for BVHS StuCo. First, I'd like to extend a big THANK YOU to those of you that attended the Leadership Conference in Fort Collins. I've spoken to some of you, and it sounds as if you're fired up and ready to implement TONS of things. Be sure to check back often for updates as they arise. Lets have a FANTASTIC year. The following was the speech given by B.M. on the second day of school:

I know I’ve been told not to make assumptions… But I’m going to anyway. I’m going to assume that nobody in this room wants to be forgotten. I’m going to assume that every person here wants to be remembered some way. Even if it’s not as a jock or an overachiever or the homecoming queen. You want to leave your mark. And the best way I know how to leave your mark, is by getting involved. And I’m going to present you guys with a theme this school year; and that’s that Your legacy starts NOW.
Freshmen- You guys have 4 years to shape who you are, and to shape this high school. You have 4 years to see what you want, and what you don’t want. Your legacy here can have so many shapes and sizes. I encourage you to try different things, and find what you love. And make BVHS a place that you are proud of. Make it your high school.
Sophomores- How do you want BVHS to be viewed? It’s up to you. You guys have been here, you made it out of your freshman year. You know what it’s like, and you have three more years to shape it into what you want it to be. I encourage you to keep trying things and figure out what you’re interested in; what you’re passionate about.
Juniors- How will you be remembered? You guys as a class have an opportunity to be remembered this year in creating the greatest party of the year; prom. I don’t know if you guys have thought about it, but your high school career is half over. I know you’re looking to the future… But don’t overlook where you are now. The opportunities you have this year and next- they’ll be gone before you know it. This time, this place, is your chance to really be a part of something.
Seniors- It’s our last chance to leave our mark here; to be remembered. We’ve grown up together, walked these halls together, and we know a lot about each other, even if we aren’t best friends. We have a past. And now we have our future right at our doorstep. Our present is right now, in the senior year we’ve fantasized about since we were in sixth grade. It’s our time to leave our mark and make sure we make this school what we want it to be. We’re leaders of this school, whether we want it or not. The opportunities we have to leave our mark on this school are numbered. Let’s not waste a second.
I know I’ve told you guys to get involved, and I know some of you are thinking that it’s a good idea, but there’s nothing here for you. Don’t be satisfied with that. What are we lacking that you can be a part of? This is our school. Let’s make this a place where everyone can be involved. Even though we’re in a small town, we have diversity. Don’t leave here complaining that there was nothing for you to do. Don’t leaving saying ‘I was a nobody.’ Leave saying, ‘I was somebody.’ Leave saying you were a part of something. Let it begin now.
If we don’t have what you’re interested in, I can almost guarantee there is somebody else in this school who is passionate about it, and a whole bunch of others who are wondering if they might be. Get some people together. Start a club. Make your mark. Be part of something. Where do you spend most of your time? The past, present, or future? Your legacy starts NOW. Today.

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!

Faster, Higher, Farther

Colorado State Leadership Conference 2008 was a fantastic success. Three students and I have just returned from Fort Collins/Colorado State University (GO RAMS!) and five days of leadership. It was a great opportunity to exchange information with several hundred student leaders and their advisors from all across the great state of Colorado. This conference is a terrific opportunity for students to experience personal growth, break many boundaries, and immerse themselves in DIVERSITY!!!!!