Dear Parents,

This week, (and weeks past), has provided more script than i can possibly publish on this new blogsite. I used a title, "Miss Dawn's Blog", so simplistic, as to find a way to easily communicate my feelings to you all and, for you all ,to communicate your thoughts/feelings/concerns and hopes to me! Please feel free to use this blog site anytime during this awkward, but hopeful process of transition as a vehicle to stay connected. I will also be posting my spirtual rantings again as well!

I have heard from so, so many of you this week! My voicemail system has been jammed for days.. emails galore and Facebook wall entries read daily. The love, the support, the tears, the anger, the confusion, and the betrayal you have felt from the stunning news of my termination as Director of EDS. I have certainly understood your concerns and fears...in fact, though, it was not stunning to me. This has been work in progress. I am hoping that through this medium we all can communicate freely and to be abreast as to what is going to happen in the future... because the future is what and where I am focusing my attention on.

One, among many of you, approached me this week.. not only for answers, but for me to say hopefully that I would not be giving up..( and..I am not).. but addressed something I hadn't thought about in sometime, and that was, "What happened to your blogs Miss Dawn? ... they got me through Christmastime!" aah. my blogs. I hadn't thought in sometime about them. It was encouraged by several parishioners for me to have one. For me to share information about "daily goings on", with our student population, teaching staff, formation, and my ability to communicate life in dealing with the young and gifted as it related to God... the Holy Spirit. Boy.. how I miss it! Today I went to find my old blog account. It was still active and listed, "Bright New Shiny Star," indeed, as its last entry. Not long after that last blog entry, I was informed, (among many other things), that my First Amendment Right was being infringed upon. I was told, "You WILL remove that blog site from your website!" So.. I did. I did it as a way to once again smooth things over... try to further my relationship with the current administration.. protect the school from any discomfort.. it is how abuse works. Someone threatens you with something of value and you respond in a way that is not healthy.

I am here to ask you all for your help. Your help, in helping me, and the staff of EDS, to continue the dream we have had for years to succeed in a new venue! I love EC. I always have. So does the staff. Unfortunately, we have experienced many changes in this last year that have been out of our control. The loss of our church staff, and most especially my best friend Greg Cole, the former Rector, was the beginning of this process. The church has undergone many changes that did not exist when EDS was formulated. It has been a difficult road of understanding and hard work that both the church and I underwent in this past year to come to an understanding of fairness. My fairness, and commitment to this process was to always put your family, the child, the staff and the mission of the school in to the #1 position. Defending such a worthy cause may be admirable, but not always looked upon with favour from those trying to change the system.

I am a person who believes in the Holy Spirit and what it has in store for all of us. Truly. What EDS.. all of us.. do for each soul there.. is not describable. Just look at the photos from Christmas and Graduations.. never mind our daily work. (or Thanksgiving and Medieval Nights).. the list goes on!!!! I am in love.. yes.. with EDS ! It's families, it's children, it's energy and personality! I love the girls as my own sisters.. and I have always expressed that publicly when I got the opportunity! This venture is contingent upon each and every one of us. The chemistry of this team will be "MY" Science Faire Project for this year! I want to do EXACTLY what it is we do somewhere else if EC won't handle us anymore. (or me..rather). I have never worked so hard, laughed so hard, loved so hard, and felt so hard as I have in these 4-5 years!

Please help me find a place! I am in contact and working with the Fire Chief and Marshal as we speak to locate our new location. If you are brainstorming please fwd the response to me so I can have them look in to the suitability of that environment for all of us.

I have told some of the parents I would be willing to meet in "Town Hall style" with any and all of you about any questions and concerns you may have. If any teachers would like to come that would be ideal! We can do it at O'Brien's if you like some week night soon.. I'm sure Kerrie will accommodate us somewhere for an hour or so!

Friday evening is Medieval Night. Please come and have fun!!! I have spoken with Aliki and we both feel that the silent auction is not appropriate or tickets for that matter. That night has never been about that.. it has always been about the fun and frivolity of a Spring Medieval celebration after a month of study! I hope to see you all and have a blast with Ty and Amy, our actors.. and a truly end to a nice month. The Science Faire and Art Show.. and Graduation! I promise you I have not, in the least, lost my enthusiasm for these great events! You will not be let down! I promise.

My private email is MissDawnG@aol.com and I welcome and encourage any and all questions, help, and prayers.

Sincerely,
Dawn