This morning we sat down to talk over how the year went... We had a group of challenging seniors, a group of students Freshman - Seniors that in the last week or 2 of classes finally realized they were about to fail if they didn't smarten up... and alot of negativity as well as substance abuse this year... But during our worship we were asked to state something about the year where we saw the Mission Statement come into practice. The main points... "Discover - the creator. Develop - God given gifts. Serve." Discover Develop and Serve... with all the negativity throughout the year, we can say that it has been a year where we have definitely seen all 3 points emphasized in all the students in one way or another.

Many people struggle in life. They can bring negativity to a room with nothing more than their presence... But people learn, we've seen full 180's in attitude, incredible servitude, amazing talent, incredible things... Maybe the trick is to stop looking at the negativity. Encourage those who are negative, pray for them, guide them towards things they can be positive about, when you start to become infected with the negativity... look for positive things. Make a conscious decision to be positive. It happens, I've experienced it... I had a year of darkness and negativity... One day I sat back and asked God to help me be happy, because I couldn't figure out how to be happy. He helped me. He can help you 2.

Be Positive my friends. :)