This family is very special to me. These two amazing children were in my classroom from preschool all the way up to third grade. They flew in from Tennessee, never having seen Oregon before and wondering where their old teacher's home is! So I had the honor of showing them the places I made memories growing up when I was their age. They got to experience a day at Haystack Rock and eat ice cream at the Tillamook Cheese Factory. They smelled the roses at the International Rose

With COVID circulating the globe and schools shutting down, these board members worked extra long hours last summer to creatively design a new outdoor program for our preschool so we could remain open as safely as possible. And I have to say, we were able to continue the year uninterrupted and COVID-free. Well, we did have to close a couple of days due to the devastating forest fires - my oh my, we have been through a lot this year! So it's the end of the year, mission accomp