Brad Kincheloe

Alone, it may seem insurmountable; with help and support, it becomes doable. Sometimes you need help; sometimes you are the helper. Together...We Can Do It! Go Trojans!

As the torrents of change continue to swirl around us, many are in search of those things which are steadfast and on which they can rely. Be the rock.

These are not typical times, but Park Hill High School is not a typical place. These times call for unity, fortitude, and perseverance, or, in other words, these times call for the Trojan spirit; now more than ever. Go Trojans!!

The measure of what one considers of genuine importance is not what they are willing to undertake, but rather, what they are willing to see through to the end.

As people in communities across our nation rely on one another, we must all pull together. No challenge is too great, no responsibility is too small. Nurses helping the ill, students sheltering at home learning, first responders, we all have a task; each of us must do our part.

I do not know where the second best community in our nation might be; I do know I will never leave ours in order to find out.

We don't shelter at home only to avoid the virus; we shelter to protect others. Each of us has an elderly parent or grandparent, an uncle with cancer or cousin with diabetes. We shelter to protect them. Put their picture on your door or visor as a reminder. I shelter for my mom.

Today we begin our remote learning implementation. Tomorrow we begin Kansas City's shelter-in-place. Our mettle is being tested but we are prepared and our community will see this through with a courageous commitment to duty.

Many events are beyond our locus of control. How we react to those events outside our circle of control is within our circle of control.

Perhaps the hardest part of making decisions is not how to accomplish the goal at hand but rather predicting and then accounting for the myriad of unintended consequences.

This spring's health concerns will test us all. It is a time for personal care but moreover a time for compassion and empathy. How we behave with, and to, one another will be the measure of who we really are. We will support each other; we will get through this, together.

One can never know all that is going on in another's life; all the more important we should always treat others with kindness.

The greater the decision, the more critical the consideration. As there is no crystal ball, thoughtful prediction is all the more important.

Lots of appropriate concern about contagions, but don't forget what else is contagious... A smile!

One's record is not reflective of the resources accumulated but rather how their resources are shared.

It often seems situational-ethics are more about the situation and less about the ethics.

Extensions in addition to ones core successes is exciting and gratifying. Extensions instead of core expectations should trigger concern.

Our feathered friends play several roles in fable and myth; some of which we should avoid. Our heads should not be in the sand nor clucking about the sky falling. We should be cognitive and thoughtful in our processing and pronouncements.

Focusing on the good in others tends to bring out the good in ourselves.

Data collection satisfies curiosity; only when used to operationalize activity does it become purposeful. We need to move from data collection to reality correction.