http://biogeno.us/faithblogs/buucks Thoughts from the desk of Dr. Buuck Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:44:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tuesday, February 16, 2010 was Faith Lutheran’s school-approved Senior Ditch Day.  Seniors were given three options:  1.  coming to school,  2. taking the day off, or 3. going to Opportunity Village to volunteer for the morning.  The results?  1 senior came to school, 147 took the day off, and 21 ... http://biogeno.us/faithblogs/buucks/2010/02/17/senior-ditch-day-2010/ [caption id="attachment_157" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Mayor Oscar Goodman and the Wind Ensemble"][/caption] Some of the best learning opportunities and memories are made outside the walls of a classroom.  I have had the privilege of attending two such off campus events with FL students this fall. The first was on Monday, August 31st. The ... http://biogeno.us/faithblogs/buucks/2009/10/14/school-beyond-walls/ Faith Lutheran is very unique in that we have competed at every level in the state of Nevada at some point in our school’s 31 year history. We’ve moved from 1A to 2A to 3A to 4A. Each time we’ve moved up, competition has gotten tougher; this move is obviously ... http://biogeno.us/faithblogs/buucks/2009/09/17/4a-athletics/ It's the fourth day of the 2009-2010 school year.  Though I haven't blogged since June, the well-oiled machine we call Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School is up and running on all cylinders. We welcomed a record 1327 students on Monday to begin our 31st academic year.  What a phenomenal blessing ... http://biogeno.us/faithblogs/buucks/2009/08/27/here-we-go-again/ Wow, Faith Lutheran has enjoyed a phenomenally successful month in athletics!  As we anticipate our move to 4A athletics next year, we had one last chance to compete in 3A state tournaments this spring.  And compete we did! The boys golf team won the 3A state championship by three strokes over Lowry.  Junior ... http://biogeno.us/faithblogs/buucks/2009/05/26/may-an-amazing-month/ It's been a while since I've posted anything, and since I posted a summary of PTF's last speaker, it's certainly appropriate to post one of the PTF-sponsored speaker we had this past week. Former tennis great David Wheaton came to Faith Lutheran to speak to our high school students on Wednesday ... http://biogeno.us/faithblogs/buucks/2009/04/25/university-of-destruction/ [caption id="attachment_111" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Aerial View of Faith Lutheran HS"][/caption] I was recently reading a monograph put out by Woodburn Press entitled "How to Get the Most out of High School."  Here is a summary plus some of my thoughts:   1.  Understand Your Academic Record:  Almost every university cares about the grades students ... http://biogeno.us/faithblogs/buucks/2009/03/11/success-in-high-school/ On Tuesday night, we hosted Hara Marano, the author of "A Nation of Wimps."   Hosted by our PTF, it was an interesting evening as Hara shared the insights gleaned from her research.  Attendees asked thought-provoking questions which helped facilitate discussion. Whether or not you were able to attend Tuesday night's presentation, I thought ... http://biogeno.us/faithblogs/buucks/2009/02/07/a-nation-of-wimps/ Wow...it's difficult to believe that the first semester is over.  I guess time does fly when you're having fun.  It's also hard to believe that more than 6 months have gone by since my family left our home in Michigan and drove the 2100 mile stretch down I-94, I-80, I-76, I-70, and ... http://biogeno.us/faithblogs/buucks/2009/01/17/where-has-the-time-gone/ Christmas is all about presence - not presents, but presence.  It's about the presence of Jesus Christ on earth.  Even the famed Grinch from Dr. Seuss fame gets it.  He said, " It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags." And he puzzled ... http://biogeno.us/faithblogs/buucks/2008/12/25/christ-mass/