Women’s Honor Roll
Props to the following females for creating positive momentum in their own unique ways. A 14 year old violinist who auditioned for and then was invited to join an excellent high school symphony next...
View ArticleReinventing Teaching, Reinventing School
Olympia High School’s spring orchestra concert. A young woman sits down at a large, beautiful harp. Her sound is transcendent. I’m transported to a sun-filled Thirteenth Century Renaissance faire. I...
View ArticleThe Art of Self Promotion
Everyone that’s ever written a resume or had a job interview has engaged in self promotion. I’m bad at it. Always have been, always will be. And I’m blaming my dad, Donald J. Byrnes, who opted for...
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