How is it going? I have been very busy, so I have a lot to talk to you about. I just recently went to the State Competition for SkillsUSA. It was a very fun experience. Even though I didn’t win anything, I still had fun. The school didn’t come out without awards, though. We took a few of those home. We actually have one student who is going to Nationals. So it was a fun experience.

There was this rapper there on the last day who had us take off our shoes and put them in the air, and he sang this song called “New Sneakers” by Raekwon. Then he rapped the ABC’s, which was very cool. But he also did more than rap; he told us that we can be more than what we believe and how SkillsUSA can help us do that.

So I’m going to share something we learned at Skills, and if you say it every morning, it’s sure to start your day right. It goes: “Everybody needs a little enthusiasm, It’s part of life like protoplasm, Like bees to the hive, Its Great to be Alive, Everybody needs a Little Enthusiasm!”