Courtney Cannon, American Sign Language Instructor

Meet Courtney Cannon – American Sign Language Instructor

I stumbled upon a snippet about Courtney Cannon in our high school alumni magazine a few months ago. I learned alumna Courtney became deaf at a very young age, powering through 18 years of speech therapy. She returned to our high school in 2017 to teach American Sign Language as an elective. Not only that, but she and her husband taught their children American Sign Language as their first language!…Continue reading Meet Courtney Cannon – American Sign Language Instructor

Winter Garden Spring Fever

Winter Garden Sprouts With Spring Fever

It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon today in Winter Garden. Saturday, the official first day of…drum roll, please……THE WEEKEND!! WOOOOOO!!!! Friday is the unofficial first day of the weekend, and Friday night is the first time us Monday through Friday workers can breathe, relax, and think, I can stay up till 2 in the morning if I feel like it! And by 2 in the morning, I mean fall asleep…Continue reading Winter Garden Sprouts With Spring Fever

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Deadlines: Motivate, don’t procrastinate

It’s a good thing there’s one extra day in February this year; it’s a great time to squeeze in those last minute deadlines. Don’t get me wrong; I am all about meeting and exceeding deadlines. Submitting work early, proofreading it more times than I can count on two hands, and knowing that I’ve given it my all is very rewarding. Tonight I needed to meet my own deadline. A personal deadline. A…Continue reading Deadlines: Motivate, don’t procrastinate