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Gary Bogle Wuerzburg District Teacher of the Year |
Unfortunately, many students do not offer their best efforts
on Mondays. Because of this, a theme was borrowed from
motivational speaker Dan Miller for Vilseck HS. The theme? ... TGIM (Thank
Goodness It's Monday.) Monday is a fifth of the school week, a seventh
of the week, and a seventh of your life. Celebrate it! Pushing back the
envelope of ignorance can be fun even on Monday! Perhaps the theme causes
people to look at that day a bit differently. Hopefully, Vilseck has greater
success with the education of youth by trying to get the most out of Mondays.
After Gary Bogle was selected as the Wuerzburg
District Teacher of the Year, the faculty of Vilseck HS decided to celebrate
this honor. As a tribute, one Monday, the administration and staff wore
black clothing and a yellow button with the quote “Ask Mr. Bogle.” It was
great fun and a wonderful surprise. Oh, why the black clothing? Wearing
black to school every day is Bogle's trademark. When you ask him why, he
says "to keep the energy!" (In reality he wears the black to eliminate
that early-morning decision-making.) The day of celebration ended with
a celebration dinner with black tablecloths, black candles, black flowers,
and a "roast." Bogle's colleagues composed and performed a rap song in
his honor. Of course, Bogle's slogan is "music. . . so much to know and
so little time."
For Bogle it is an honor to be district teacher of the year.
However, he feels that he is representing the many "teachers of the year"
from Vilseck HS. The school has a supportive faculty and administration
that has education of youth as the priority. It is a privilege for him
to teach in the midst of such genuine educators.
Administrator of the Year
What do you think about EMEA instituting an Administrator-of-the-Year,
Friend-to-Music- Education award? I see it as a statement by EMEA members
that such a person has supported music in DoDDS or a specific international
school above and beyond what is required by the job. There would be no
monetary award, just the recognition by EMEA that so-and-so has supported
music education. Recognition could be given through the Stars and Stripes
or in the case of an international school, through TIE and the local community
newspaper. I’m sure there is much I am leaving out. So, send me your thoughts
- both negative and positive - and your ideas. I believe this will not
only benefit a particular administrator each year, but EMEA will gain more
recognition and ultimately, students will benefit by the publicity.
Tom Donaldson, EMEA Editor