The First Day of School

In life, we have many first - steps, words and birthdays to name a few. Among those first are the first day of each new school year. As the first week of school winds down we wanted to share a few of those first day of school photos with you.

Thank you for supporting Topeka Public Schools!

Dr. Tiffany Anderson

Wow what a week

Have a great 2017-18 year. At convocation this week staff were welcomed back by retirees, community members and students. The poem our student speakers recited and spoke about is called Dream Big Dreams and it is below. Thank you for putting Students First in all that we do!

Dream Big Dreams! 

By Douglas Stewart

Can you imagine being on the moon,

Or can't you see past the roof in this room?

You must take things beyond what you can see.

You must look past what is handed to you and me.

What is here are the essentials of life.

The bare minimum, which can lead to stress and strife.

But look beyond what seems to make sense.

Go ahead and peek over that real tall fence.

For what you find out there, beyond this place

Might just bring a new-found smile to your face.

For dreams are free, they don't cost a dime.

If you try, you'll like it and it will help pass the time.

See, the limits we have put on ourselves

Are from giving in to peer pressure and putting our dreams on a shelf.

Are you going to accept the status quo?

Or are you going to go where no one else goes?

Our dreams are what drive us and bring out our best.

They're the lights that guide us when we're put to the test.

Go ahead, dream and follow your heart.

You might be surprised and to others look smart.

To dream is true freedom, expressed in our minds.

Let's see where they take us.

Maybe we will end up successful 

And heroes of our time.

Most of all, achievement (no matter what shape or size)

Started as a dream in someone's inner eyes.

Remember dreams are free, so jump in … get your start.

Who knows where you'll end up when you follow your heart.

A better place, a better time.

A better world we can find.

The answers all lie deep in our dreams

Locked up in our minds.

Thank you for supporting Topeka Public Schools!

Dr. Tiffany Anderson