Last weekend I traveled from New Jersey to Maryland to South Carolina and back in the space of about 72 hours. Kind of crazy but totally worth it.
My uncle, Rudolph Gordon, worked for Greenville County Public Schools (SC) for 40 years moving from teacher to assistant principal to principal to various district-wide offices until finally becoming superintendent of schools in 1996. He retired in 2000 to spend more time with his family.
In 2005, the school board voted to honor my uncle by naming a new elementary school in his honor. On Monday, my family and I gathered in South Carolina for the dedication of the Rudolph G. Gordon Elementary School (Home of the Gordon Gators).
It was a wonderful event and such an honor for my uncle who had to fight back tears when he found out they named the media center for his recently deceased wife, a former librarian. Totally worth the 24 hours in the car.
P.S.
The kindergartners wanted the mascot to be a reindeer but they were overruled.
I'm blogging 'cause it seems like everyone else is doing it.
1 comment:
Hey Emily, very cool! I lived in Greenville for 5 years before coming to Rutgers. I've done that drive many times, only very occasionally in one weekend!
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