Denton photo scavengers.

The fall field trip - photography scavenger hunt!
This has been such a great week! I took about 50 students with me on a photo scavenger hunt in Denton for the day, and we had a great sunny day out of the studio to concentrate on becoming more observant of our surroundings and better with our cameras. I am looking forward to another field trip in the spring semester too. It is still in the planning stages, but I always enjoy the students on our field trips and it helps me to spend time with them in a more casual and relaxed atmosphere. We were happy to welcome a few additional chaperones on the trip, our counselor, Mrs. Hemenway and our instructional technologist, Mrs. Adams. Thanks for joining in the fun with us, ladies.

In other news, CCE has had the first student receive their acceptance letter from a major design school - other than Mallory Strong, who is a transfer in from Dale Jackson and my program over there. The new student accepted is Andrew Jimenez, who was accepted into Savannah College of Art and Design and received an academic scholarship. His portfolio scholarship has not been added in yet, but he should be getting a nice one in my opinion. Good job Andrew!

This time of year, it is traditional to stop and think about blessings. I have an overabundance of blessings, and it makes me happy to think of how fortunate I am every day. I have a job I like a lot, a husband that I am still kinda crazy about, three wonderful grown kids and a new daughter in law who is wonderful, the best parents anyone could ask for, a couple of great siblings, numerous nieces and nephews, a couple of great dogs, a nice house, a cute car, and the list goes on! Blessings... thanks again for another great year.

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving break and that it is TRULY a break. Resting, relaxing and recharging for the holiday season ahead.

Enjoy!

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