Principal of Choices in Learning. Former Principal: Seminole HS & Rock Lake MS, UCF Alum ‘03, ‘06, ‘13.

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This article was written by a 26 yr old college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren, who's in grad school for her MBA. What a GREAT perspecitve..👍🏽 My Generation Is Blind to the Prosperity Around Us! I'm sitting in a small coffee shop near Nokomis (Florida) trying to think of what to write about. I scroll through my newsfeed on my phone looking at the latest headlines of presidential candidates calling for policies to "fix" the so-called injustices of capitalism. I put my phone down and continue to look around. I see people talking freely, working on their MacBook's, ordering food they get in an instant, seeing cars go by outside, and it dawned on me. We live in the most privileged time in the most prosperous nation and we've become completely blind to it. Vehicles, food, technology, freedom to associate with whom we choose.These things are so ingrained in our American way of life we don't give them a second thought. We are so well off here in the United States that our poverty line begins 31 times above the global average. Thirty One Times!!! Virtually no one in the United States is considered poor by global standards. Yet, in a time where we can order a product off Amazon with one click and have it at our doorstep the next day, we are unappreciative, unsatisfied, and ungrateful. ?? Our unappreciation is evident as the popularity of socialist policies among my generation continues to grow. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said to Newsweek talking about the millennial generation, "An entire generation, which is now becoming one of the largest electorates in America, came of age and never saw American prosperity." Never saw American prosperity! Let that sink in. When I first read that statement, I thought to myself, that was quite literally the most entitled and factually illiterate thing I've ever heard in my 26 years on this earth. Many young people agree with her, which is entirely misguided. My generation is being indoctrinated by a mainstream narrative to actually believe we have never seen prosperity. I know this first hand, I went to college, let's just say I didn't have the popular opinion, but I digress. Why then, with all of the overwhelming evidence around us, evidence that I can even see sitting at a coffee shop, do we not view this as prosperity? We have people who are dying to get into our country. People around the world destitute and truly impoverished. Yet, we have a young generation convinced they've never seen prosperity, and as a result, we elect some politicians who are dead set on taking steps towards abolishing capitalism. Why? The answer is this,?? my generation has only seen prosperity. We have no contrast. We didn't live in the great depression, or live through two world wars, the Korean War, The Vietnam War or we didn't see the rise and fall of socialism and communism. We don't know what it's like to live without the internet, without cars, without smartphones. We don't have a lack of prosperity problem. We have an entitlement problem, an ungratefulness problem, and it's spreading like a plague."
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Tell your Senators to PASS the No Tax Dollars For Terrorists Act. They’re meeting to discuss our Defund the Taliban bill TOMORROW. We need the following Senators to support it and get it out of committee. @SenatorRisch (202) 224-2752 @SenatorShaheen (202) 224-2841
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Required viewing for all. Don’t tolerate mediocrity.
How not to be average is a must watch speech by Curt Cignetti, Indiana University
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Officially the greatest Elf on the Shelf set up of all time.
This mom won Elf on the Shelf this year 🤣🤣 The little guys crashed the car into the house lol
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Shout out to CIL Employee of the Year, Loretta Fromme! Special thanks to our friends at @K923Orlando for making the announcement a special one!
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Mission accomplished! The annual CIL Black & Gold Day was a massive success! Shout out to @UCF_Baseball, Knightro, and our friends @fox35orlando for coming out! They made the day of 700 Cheetahs! Cheetahs lead the way and Go Knights, Charge On! @UCF_Football @UCF @UCFSports
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Yes. The solution was this easy the whole time. Phones are a cancer within the school system. Glad to see districts and states are finally getting some intestinal fortitude.
Teacher makes SHOCKING discovery after his state bans phones in schools.
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Incredibly proud of our hardworking students and world class faculty and staff. Cheetahs lead the way! CIL is in rarefied air! @EducationFL @FLCharterInst @charterschoolFL
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From a Marine on FB: "I'm sure that the people who really need the PSA aren't going to see my feed, but if anyone thinks it's a good idea to toss a brick at a 2/7 LCpl that's been stuck living in the barracks and raking rocks on S-4 working parties in 29 Palms and has 4 Zyn pouches in his lip and just crushed 2 white monsters...you may learn things about human nature that you had not planned on learning."
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Jimmy Horn Jr. reportedly put together the "most impressive body of work" of any WR at the Panthers rookie minicamp. Horn Jr. was reportedly the "twitchiest route runner on the field" and was "noticeably quicker" than Tetairoa McMillan (8th overall pick). Many Panthers coaches were "blown away" by Horn's work ethic as well, as he would stay 30 minutes AFTER practice catching balls and getting up to speed. His footwork reportedly had Panther's coaches "in awe" and his speed was something some coaches have never seen before at the position. Several NFL scouts reportedly believe Horn Jr. could be the Panther's "leading slot receiver" as a rookie and could contribute at a level similar to that of Tank Dell (Texans WR). The Panthers got an absolute STEAL 😳
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The indoctrination is working! A 1st grader just asked to see the principal. His only mission was to hand me this note. Go Knights! Beat UF! @UCFSportsInfo @UCFStool @UCF_Football @SSN_UCF
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Congrats to our CIL Teacher of the Year Amber Alcock and Employee of the Year Peter Dineitas! Special thanks to @Fox35Amy and @ryanelijah for making a memory for these very deserving team members. @fox35orlando app.box.com/s/q9q1b49qnb88ju…

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Shout out to CIL Alum and LLWS champion Lathan Norton for coming out to CIL and suprising the kids as they arrived to campus. He signed 100s of autographs and took plenty of pictures. He made their day before the school day even started! @LittleLeague @seminolecounty
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This kid is built differently. This isn’t his outfit for Saturdays, this is what he wore to school today! He also needed no direction on proper hand gestures. Just wait until he’s old enough for the student section! @UCF_Football @UCFKnights @UCF_Knightline @UCFStool
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Teach them young! Thank you @fox35orlando and @marleycappertv for showcasing Central Florida’s most spirited elementary campus! Go Knights! @UCF_Football @UCF @UCFSports @UCFStool @UCF_Knightline @SSN_UCF
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Congratulations to SHS graduate and Presbyterian College pitcher @CharlieMcDani19 on being selected by the @SFGiants in the MLB Draft. They could not have selected a higher character human being! @presbycol @SanSemAthletics @osvarsity @bokeybaseball
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Hot off the press: FLDOE just released B.E.S.T. Writing Scores for 4th and 5th Grade. 4th Grade Average Scores: CIL: 8/12 SCPS 6/12 State: 6/12 5th Grade Average Scores: CIL: 9/12 SCPS: 7/12 State: 6/12 Cheetahs lead the way! @seminolecounty @EducationFL @winterspringsfl
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PRESCRIBED BURN: There will be a prescribed burn at the Black Hammock Wilderness Area in Oviedo TODAY, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. 🔥 Please DO NOT call 911 to report smoke or haze in the area. 🔥 Only call 911 to report thick chimneys of smoke or flames. The @scfdpio works with the Seminole County Natural Lands team to implement prescribed burns on County properties. The property will be closed to the public with plans to reopen Thursday.
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