1 Yup, that was my school in the news. How sad.
Good Afternoon,
At approximately 3:10 p.m. we received a notification that a burglary was in progress on Vintage Crest, the street that borders EVHS on our south side. We began closing off access point to that street on our campus and started redirecting the students away from the area. Moments later our SJPD officer received word from the district sergeant that all after school activities & practices should be cancelled (and students sent home) but that the school should not lock down or shelter in place. SJPD set up a perimeter, brought in a helicopter and dogs, and began searching homes and yards.
At no point was EV in any danger and at least 15 police officers, police dogs, and a helicopter were part of the perimeter. Three suspects were arrested and in custody-these individuals may have been part of the rash of burglaries that has hit the Evergreen area recently.
A major thank you to all teachers and staff who assisted clearing campus: Mr. Hanson, who helped redirect students away from Vintage Crest, Amanda and Christina our SSS intern, Rafa & Francisco and everyone else who helped the process go smoothly.
Thanks, and enjoy your evening.
Kyle
3 Thank God nobody was hurt.
4 What was weird was going out to the parking lot. They had just announced loud and clear to evac. Helicopters flew overhead, sirens went off everywhere, and people remained standing and chatting. I told them, "Dudes. There are choppers and sirens. This stuff is real. Go Home."
5 Not judging mind you. I think it is pretty human not to think something huge is going down, especially right after school when people calm down, chat with friends, and chill.
6 I get that.
7 Plus we are trained to stay calm in most emergencies. Our District does a good job preparing us for most large events. One of the keys is that we have a need to stay calm and to keep students calm and feeling they are in good hands.
8 We might very well have been TOO well-trained. I stayed calm, as did most staff, but we know how to relax our shoulders and not panic.
9 Hard to put in words, but we know that at any point on any day we need to know what to do.
10 My brain works much better during such moments. My experience with school activities also trained me to remain on my toes.
11 I used to stand pretty close to the police, because those guys and gals are often amazing. Contrary to popular opinion, a lot of police officers are professional and good.
12 Sorry.
13 I didn't mean to go this far on the break-ins, but this story is ongoing.
14 Always tough on the good ol' DN.
15 I'm not really a good reporter. I like writing, and I use this stuff to practice.
16 I am not trained to do live news, which is still happening as I write.
17 Anyway, I don't know that this story is going to go much further.
18 I think it is safe to move on.
19 Moving On, Part One: More rain to come. News at 11.
20 Scattered showers.
21 Do I care?
22 Of course! It's wonderful the rain.
23 Giants clinched a wild card. AND they won, so I guess I scooped the Merc News on that one. They didn't have the score when I picked the paper up this morning.
24 Moving On, Part Two: I guess I need to comment on Jeter getting his day. Say what you will, I've always liked him.
25 He's not the most amazing player in history, nor is he the best Yankee ever, but he was always a class act to me, sort of like Buster.
26 Not to be mistaken for my daughter Caitlin's cat, although he too is a class act.
27 Nor is he not to be mistaken for Caitlin's other cat, Posey.
28 She is a doll.
29 Cool cats.
30 I'm sitting here fouling off pitches.
31 The Giants are in the wild card.
32 Not a lot of teams can say that.
33 I retract any bad things I have said about them.
34 Am I hyocritical?
35 Who ain't?
36 Anybody lookin'?
37 AnywayZ
38 The Giants seem to have some sort of odd ability to get where they need to get.
39 Do they have the physical ability to get it done? That is a rhetorical question. And now, on to all things English:
40 Notice I held off the newspeak word "physicality" in the previous item. I'm getting irritated with the way our language gets abused.
41 Rudolf Flesch must be turning in his grave.
42 Jabberwocky runs amok.
43 The other day I was asked to comment on if I had "connectedness" with any of my students.
44 Four teachers mumbled things like, "Is that even a word?" "What the hell is that?" Spell check even underlined it just now.
45 Giving due respect to our Admin, I think someone planted that one on them. For the record, it IS a noun.
46 Flesch was a grammarian who hated big words. He would have told me to use "hated" instead of "despised." The guy stood as a clarity saint.
47 I can hear him now: "Did you mean to ask, 'Do you have a connection with any of your students?' "
48 Just sayin'.
49 "Why can't the English teach their children how to speak? Norwegians learn Norwegian; the Greeks have taught their Greek."
--Henry Higgins
50 Again, not really criticizing because newspeak is pandemic in the working world.
51 As my daughter Caitlin used to say as a child, "It makes me have a headache!"
52 Yeesh.
53 I gottago.
54 I have to get over to Home Depot and buy a huge broom so that I can scoot down to the beach and rid the shores of sand.
55 Have a GREAT weekend.
54 Stay safe.
55 See you again.
56 Peace.
~H~
fin.
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