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Sedona vs. Payson

Posted on July 6, 2012 by timfruth

Over the years, my family and I have fallen in love with the Sedona style of life. The dual communities of the Village of Oak Creek and Sedona have come a long way from the early days where scenery was … Continue reading →

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Alchesay High School Reflection

Posted on June 19, 2012 by timfruth

As I reflect on my two years at Alchesay, I leave with great memories and with a great sense of accomplishment. It is in some ways ironic that my last week as the associate principal will be next week and … Continue reading →

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Roy Sandoval goes to Washington, DC

Posted on May 15, 2012 by timfruth

Roy gets to address a focus group on turnaround schools representing Arizona and Alchesay High School. You should note that he was the only principal invited so it was quite an honor. Very exciting for him and good feather in … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Day Tribute by Erma Bombeck

Posted on May 13, 2012 by timfruth

This is clearly a classic from the late, great Erma Bombeck. I know she is still smiling. Hope you all like it. In honor of Moms everywhere. Here is how Erma tells the story. Realizing that the mother of my … Continue reading →

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Be Bold: Yep Even in Prayer

Posted on April 29, 2012 by timfruth

For two weeks, I was not found in Sunday morning services at Expedition. I know, bad but I just had to take some cute little daughter to some prom date in Glendale and the following weekend I had this family … Continue reading →

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Life in the trenches

Posted on April 24, 2012 by timfruth

After spending one of the more incredible weekends of my life at Jeff and Amy Cerar’s wedding, it was back to work. As I left New York and flew into Detroit on Monday, I received word that a student here … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Comin’: An Easter Message

Posted on April 8, 2012 by timfruth

Today, Donovan challenged us about what are we personally going to do with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ? Answering that question should be our top priority. So with that challenge I’m going to tell you a story from … Continue reading →

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A short reflection of an extraordinary day in being bold

Posted on April 3, 2012 by timfruth

I could whine and complain about my day as an assistant principal but I viewed each challenge as an opportunity to change lives. Sure we had a student punched in the face by another student but that is extraordinary because … Continue reading →

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Pathways to Prosperity Project

Posted on March 27, 2012 by timfruth

Finally finding this report that was published by the Harvard Graduate School of Education in February 2011 has really been a fascinating read. It is clear from the report that we are not serving our students in ways that we … Continue reading →

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Third Day: The Journey Continues

Posted on March 26, 2012 by timfruth

My springtime journey in finding out everything I could about this band Third Day was moving forward. In my own life, I was really on a search and find mission of what I was going to do. Working on my … Continue reading →

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