09.19.21 oxford update
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OXFORD Update
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 ISSUE: 3138 VOL №: 06
Patriots,As I walk around campus throughout the day, I see students focusing, studying, working,collaborating, stressing, laughing...it is amazing that unstructured and unhinged our students aretaking initiative and using their time to be productive. And sometimes being productive doesn'tnecessarily mean working on school work---but taking the time to blow off steam by playingvolleyball in the quad or posting silly TikToks making others smile. I want to reassure you that thatis okay. We all need time to relax and let our brains rest on something that is low stakes and fun.Not all of us have mastered the idea of this balance and some of us have to be very intentional infinding it---as educators and parents this is our charge for our youths. In a world whereeverything seems like a competition from the ACT scores, to the shoes you wear or how extra youare in asking a date to prom----and in a world where everything seems immediate and instant ingratification never missing a beat of a phone alert, let's remind our children that the true secret isthe balance of everything that life throws you.
My father never went to college, got married to my mom at 17 years old and started his owncompany at 24. He just recently went through a 5 year buy out of his company after 30 years ofsuccess and establishing a nice legacy to his name and dream. My dad was always working. Mymom was a stay at home mom which allowed for him to focus on building his company andmaking sure we were always okay. He would be out of the house before I was awake---andsometimes not home before I went to bed---but I always remember him being "there". If I had anaward assembly at school at 10am in the middle of his day---he was there. If I had golf practice, hetook me. If I was singing in a choir show, he was front row. And when I needed help with mymath homework, well he tried so hard, but it usually ended up in a fight of frustration because wewere both so hard headed LOL. What I am trying to say here, is that he mastered the key tobalance. He figured out what was the most important things and made sure he was there. HEknew how important it was to work and battled the pressures daily of providing for a family andgrowing a company---but he also knew he would reap rewards and be rich in other ways bytaking the time to show up for others. And at the end of his career, he could say he truly had it all.
May you all find the necessary balance in all you do.So our word for the week is from our Physical Education department:
All the best,
Principal Houston
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