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Kudos: August 21

Jacob Hendrickson | August 21, 2015 | Kudos | No Comments

To Doug for working with a student group that performed during Monday Morning Vibes.
To Jason, Justin, Kari, Marcia, Heather, Anh, Bilal, David, Doug, Jody, Sonia, Clare, Mark, William, Jeff Ratliff, and Alison for taking the time out of their preps to meet with me this week.
To Jeff Ratliff for stepping up to chaperon a WWW trip.
To Mark Sylte for taking the time to drop our faculty meeting this week.
To Charmaine for finding ways to show leadership in her new role as IB and CAS coordinator.
To David Perkin for finding solutions to almost all of the problems I’ve thrown his way.
To Shelley, Bill, Chris, and Clare for work in the development of our WWW programs.
To William for his support of the StuCo elections this week.
To Kris, Erin, and the two Jeffs for contributing to this publication and indulging their new principal in this blog experiment.
To Thao for finding a way to squeeze in meetings with each staff member, meetings with parents/students on probation and other requests. This is no easy feat and greatly appreciated.

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Jacob Hendrickson

Jacob's 20 plus years in education have taken him from California to Seattle, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam as an educational leader. He is currently the high school principal at Saigon South International School.

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• To Cassie: for expertly guiding us through the strange 2022 IB Prediction Grade process AND baking Muffins for us! And bribing us with chocolate when we get our IAs done and uploaded!
• To Jake: for his running of the March Madness - particularly for his great March Madness emails that keep us updated and amused!
• To Tuan: for looking into author visits and reminding us that teaching is not just about grading - but about being inspired and creative!
• To Tim - for organising all the AP mocks.
• To Cassie: Two Words: Muffin Mondays! Thanks for slaving away EVERY Sunday afternoon to ensure that we have delicious muffins to greet us on a Monday morning.
• To Tuan and Amy: Thank you for organising Nguyen Phan Que Mai's visit to the school. What a treat for our students to hear from such an inspiring women. Loved her messages regarding peace, kindness and valuing your own cultural identity
• To Rebeca: Thank you for being a ray of sunshine with your Tuesday tunes and trying to bring Sunshine and Fun into our busy lives (particularly when you are so busy too!).
• To Cassie: Thank you for all your hard work as DPC in helping us navigate the IB's complex predicted grades system for our current Grade 12 DP students - as always 'expert level' shared google drives and clear communication! (In fact, this applies to all DP stuff!)
• To Polly, Regi, Mike, Erica, Mathias, and Hunt: Thank you all for helping make my transition into the science team as smooth as possible and for answering all my newbie questions with grace and serenity!
• To Hunt: Thank you for helping me find items across the science department so my students could have experiential lab activities after a long period of home and Zoom learning. You always do it with a smile on your face and offer your assistance and thoughtful input. Thank you!
• To Jeff and Lisa Robidoux: Thank you for taking me under your wing and helping with my classes when I wasn't here, and then with negotiating the PMH area when we arrived.
• To Anh Nguyen: Anh always brings a positive, cheerful attitude to every day, and every person he encounters. He reminds me how precious we all are. Thanks for two great years, Anh!
• To Julia Bui: For being so patient and understanding with me :)
- To Kelly Braun: For being my teacher squad for the last 4 years. Good luck on your adventures. I will miss you!
- To Jake, Thomas, Erin & Chris Stoltz Thank you for being such a great team!! The advisory program has grown so much under your guidance the last two years.

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