Dear Goza Family,
As we close out this year and prepare for the holiday break, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to all who help make Goza an amazing place to be.
While this year has been like none other, in the face of all the challenges we have faced, I am reminded of the resilience of our teachers, staff, kids and community. I am incredibly proud of the effort and perseverance demonstrated by our students and staff. In the face of these challenges, we have continued to work and grow together to promote learning for our students, while demonstrating grace to each other.
Parents, Thank you for entrusting us with your most precious gift. I am grateful to our wonderful, talented, creative, inquisitive, optimistic, resourceful, and resilient students. Often, they make us laugh, sometimes they make us cry, but always they make us think. Most of all, they make us better.
Today I am reminded about the bulletin board in our hallway. Grateful. A picture made as a community that captures our hands together; holding each other, remembering each other, and pausing for each other. This year has been one where we have stood together, linked arms and hands, and paused deeply for one another.
It is also during this time that I am reminded of my own good fortune to serve as the proud principal of Goza Middle School. My career as a public school educator has afforded me vast, varied and richly rewarding opportunities to teach and to learn from young people. I believe the faces of our children best express the true meaning of this holiday season. They radiate a sense of unbridled enthusiasm, untainted hope and unabashed joy for life and the opportunities that await them.
It is a privilege to be a part of your lives. Thank you from the deepest part of my heart for allowing me to share in their learning journey.
I hope that everyone has a safe and joyous holiday season with your family.
With Warm Regards
Tisha Hunter,
GMS Principal