Snow Angels

I always enjoy playing in the snow at least once a year. I really don't mind the snow for a few months, it is when it doesn't stop snowing until May that I have a problem with. I usually try and make some friends play in the snow with me, on Saturday I was successful. A group of us got together and went to a place that has funny decorations for Christmas and then we had two groups. Each group was trying to take the funniest, most unique, coolest picture. It was fun and we ended up with a most of us doing snow angels. It was freezing, but I am pretty sure we all had fun.

Terry McCoy

Richland Northeast High School administrator Terry McCoy passes away

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the death of one of Richland Two's longest serving and highly respected administrators. Mr. Terry McCoy, passed away Sunday evening. Mr. McCoy (an Assistant Administrator at Richland Northeast High School who also served as the Director of Student Activities) joined the Richland Two family in 1969; he had taught at Dentsville High School and served as the Student Activities Director at Spring Valley High School before joining the Richland Northeast faculty when the school opened in 1978.
In September, he was diagnosed with liver cancer. Mr. McCoy is survived by a sister and hundreds of present and former students who got their first major opportunities for leadership under his nurturing eye. He was 61 years old.

The Terry A. McCoy Leadership Scholarship has been established in his honor. The scholarship will be awarded to students who exhibit the strength of leadership and character that Terry sought to instill in us," said Robert Dozier Jr, scholarship organizer (Class of 1986).
Donations should be sent to: Terry A. McCoy Leadership Scholarship, 2711 Middleburg Drive Suite 213, Columbia, SC 29204. Students who contribute are asked to include the year they graduated on their checks.

McCoy was a great leader to thousands of students throughout the years, including several Elkins. I have yet to meet a student that went to Richland Northeast and did not have the up most respect of Mr. McCoy. RNE will not be the same without a master in charge of student activities. We will miss you TMAC.

Saturday with the Jensens

Yesterday morning Tricia called wanting to know if I wanted to spend the evening with them in Salt Lake. Of course I did, I love spending time with family. BYU was playing a basketball game at the Energy Solutions Area (new name of the Delta Center), they were playing Utah State. I got to go to the game, and it was rather intense. The Utah State fans were really into the game, and were much more organized that the student section for BYU, but it was really fun. BYU ended up winning by five points, it was a nail bitter down to the last few seconds. After the game we went to Temple Square to see the lights. I love the lights, I want to go every year and usually more than once, I don't know if I will get to go again, but as always they were amazing.

Me and Savannah right before the game was about to start. Savannah wasn't too excited to be there, she just thought it would be more fun than shopping in a bookstore for two hours.

John on the other hand couldn't wait for the game to start, he is the biggest BYU fan I have ever met.

Let's Say Thanks!!!

I heard about the coolest website this morning on the news. Xerox is allowing people to pick from a number of hand drawn Thank You cards that you can personalize, then they will print them out and mail them to the troops. I got my students to make Thank You cards this year for the troops and it was really fun. But this makes it completely easy- they even have pre-written messages to pick from if you want to pick from one of them. So you could brighten a soldiers day and you can do it in less than 30 seconds. I encourage you all to at least send one card...www.letssaythanks.com.