Crane High School

🔥 Top 5 Unlocking Unlimited Potential Stories Show Episodes of 2025! 2025 was an unforgettable year for the Unlocking Unlimited Potential Stories Show — filled with raw vulnerability, transformational leadership insights, and inspiring stories that helped leaders everywhere elevate their impact. Here are the top 5 episodes you can’t miss: 🎙️ 1. With Dr. Eric Nichols @IamEricNichols — The Rural School Leader (E125) Dr. Eric Nichols brought truth and clarity to the unique challenges and opportunities faced by rural school leaders. From resource scarcity to community connection, this episode reminded us that place matters but purpose matters more. Eric’s passion for empowering rural educational leaders resonated deeply with listeners across contexts. 🎙️ 2. “Clarity After Cancer: Jacki Mjoen’s @JackiMjoen Powerful Return to Teaching” (E129) Jacki’s story is one of resilience, recalibration, and reinvigorated purpose. After battling cancer, she returned to teaching with a new lens — one anchored in clarity, compassion, and courage. This episode isn't just for educators — it’s for anyone learning how to reconcile personal trials with professional calling. 🎙️ 3. With Dr. Dan Stecken — The Stressed Leader (E124) Stress in leadership isn’t a bug — it’s a signal. Dr. Dan Stecken helped listeners decode what stress is trying to tell us and how leaders can manage it without sacrificing wellbeing or organizational effectiveness. Practical, research-based, and deeply humane — this episode delivered tools leaders can apply immediately. 🎙️ 4. With Dr. Brandi Kelly @jbmrkelly Leading with H.O.P.E. (E123) Brandi unpacked what it truly means to lead with H.O.P.E. — Humility, Ownership, Purpose, and Empathy. Her framework elevated conversations about leadership from transactional to transformational, offering a roadmap for leaders who want to spark lasting change, not just short-term results. 🎙️ 5. “Leading with Heart and Technology” with Dr. Adeline Tatum (E135) In a world racing toward innovation, Dr. Adeline Tatum reminded us that technology should enhance — not replace — the human connection at the heart of leadership. This episode brought forward a nuanced conversation about balance, ethical advancement, and leading people with technology, not through technology. Listen now...BrandonBeckEDU.com/podcast #IntoTheFire #edupodcast #leadershipcoach #coacheshelpingcoaches

Recognizing the Fire: 2025 Leadership Awards 🔥 As I reflect on 2025, I’m filled with gratitude for the teams, schools, and organizations that chose to lean into leadership with us. This year, for the first time, I created a set of leadership awards to recognize some extremely passionate organizations. These shoutouts honor leaders who faced pressure, embraced belief, lifted others, and showed up when it counted. 🏆 2025 Leadership Awards: 🔥 Underdog Story of the Year – Briarcliff Manor Boys Varsity Soccer 🏆 Championship Standard Award – John Jay–East Fishkill High School 🔥 Overcoming Pressure Award – Crane HS Women’s Volleyball (OR) @CraneMustangs 🧱 Best New Partnership Award – Middletown HS Athletics @MiddieAthletics 🤝 Longest-Standing Client Award – Johnstown High School 🔥 Best Conference Award – NYSAHPERD 2025 @nysahperd 👑 Captain Council Excellence Award – Pace University @PaceUAthletics 🔥 Unlocking Unlimited Potential Award – Steer for Student Athletes Each of these stories is a reminder that leadership isn’t about titles—it’s about heart, resilience, and the willingness to step into the fire. Thank you to every leader and organization who trusted me to walk alongside you in 2025. To learn more about these honors…sign up for the Something For You Newsletter: brandonbeckedu.com Here’s to continuing the work—together—into 2026. 🔥 #IntoTheFire #Leadershipcoach #coacheshelpingcoaches #teachershelpingteachers

Volleyball awards night for the 1A champs! #letsgocrane

Just wrapped up my last leadership session of the season with the 2-time defending Oregon State Champion Crane Mustangs High School Volleyball Team 🏐🔥 @CraneMustangs WOW 🔥 I absolutely love the opportunity to learn from championship cultures. This team’s focus, dedication, and commitment to every session…even virtually from over 2,000 miles away and across time zones…has been nothing short of relentless. When you’ve built a legacy of winning, it’s easy to lose sight of why the team means so much. But not these girls. Their purpose, passion, and connection to each other continue to shine through every challenge. It’s been an honor to walk alongside you all this season as your leadership coach. Best of luck as you chase another title at the Oregon State Championships this week! 🐺 The pack is greater than the wolf. Let’s go Mustangs! #IntoTheFire #UUPotential #leadershipcoach #leadershipdevelopment

See you in Crane Wednesday!!! STATE PLAYOFF TIME! #mustangpride

District champs 2025! #LetsGoCrane

Such a pleasure to begin working as a leadership coach for @CraneMustangs (Crane High School) Women's Volleyball in Crane, OR! 🏐 These two-time defending State Champions came in locked in and ready to grow. Even though I was over 2,000 miles away, their energy, focus, and commitment to becoming stronger leaders was undeniable. Huge thanks to Coach Maddye for the opportunity — can’t wait to connect with this incredible team again soon. Leaders Create Leaders. #UUPotential #IntoTheFire #LeadershipCoaching #LeadershipDevelopment #VolleyballLeadership #leadershipdevelopment

New lounge look in the dorms

When you’re clear on your purpose, nerves become excitement. Comparison fades. The moment sharpens. Clarity changes everything.

2024-25 1A All-State Selections (FREE) Player of the Year - @CodySiegner, Crane Coach of the Year - Eric Nichols, Crane prephoops.com/2025/04/2024-2…

They finished their high school rodeo career with another state championship! It was decided by a few tenths of a second… intense to say the least. @CodySiegner

And we are off at Hayward! #gomustangs

🏀🏆 1A BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 🏆🏀 Crane holds off Mannahouse, 45-42, to pull off the Boys/Girls 1A sweep! 🥇 Crane 🥈 Mannahouse Acad., Portland 🥉 North Douglas 4️⃣ Nixyaawii 5️⃣ Country Christian 6️⃣ Sherman Congrats to Crane, your 2025 OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union 1A Boys Basketball State Champions! #opreps @OnPointCU

Not much coverage but 2 teams that play in our events are closing in on Oregon hoops history! 3x class 1A state champions @CraneMustangs & HC @IamEricNichols r closing in on the all time state win streak of 56. If they win the state title on Saturday, it would be their 57th win!

#OSAAtoday Boys hoop: Three-time reigning 1A champ Crane dominates 3A No. 7 Dayton 66-45 in MLK Showcase game, pushes winning streak to 43 tinyurl.com/y7fm75k5 #opreps @OSAASports @CraneMustangs @DHSPiratenation

Today’s the day! MLK Small School Classic at Westside Christian HS. The #1 ranked teams in 1A, 2A, & 3A take the floor. Great chance to see some of the best teams in Oregon small school hoops!

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