The CHIEF November 2018

By Luke Morrissette Indian Summit 2018

Last month, we had our 3rd annual leadership training program called Indian Summit. This leadership program is sponsored and run by three of our school clubs: FFA, Student Council and Key Club. 7th and 8th graders from all of our junior high schools are asked to come to PTHS to experience a full day of learning about leadership, team building and creating bonds that will last into high school. As kids step through the doors into the commons, they are greeted by staff and given a t-shirt and a name tag. Once the staff has them set up, they step into the gym to meet their group leaders and learn a little about who they will be spending the day with. After some team building exercises and ice breakers, the kids and group leaders have a better understanding of each other. By the end of the day, kids are ready to learn what they have learned and perform a service project. We then come back to the school and reflect on the day and think about how we can take what we have learned and use it in our own lives. A big thank you goes to FFA, Key Club and Student Council. Without these clubs, we could not shape the future Indians of PTHS into great leaders. Also, a thank you goes out to everyone who helped make this happen. Without each and every single one of you, we could not have accomplished what we did. Another thanks goes out to all of our participants. You all did great and keep up the amazing work that all of us here at PTHS know you can Remember: “A leader is the one, who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way!”

Mr. Roberts Interview By Joseph Gilmor

This year, we here at PTHS were greeted with a number of new additions to our teaching staff. Among these was Mr. Michael Roberts, our new Assistant Band Director, and we’ve been eager to write an article about him ever since. Mr. Roberts was born and raised in Orland Park, Illinois, where he began taking an interest in music at a very young age. At eight years old, Mr. Roberts had already started private piano lessons, and his love for music only increased as he decided to take up the trumpet. Mr. Roberts was heavily involved in his high school’s band program as a member of the Marching Band, Pep Band, Jazz Band, and Pit Orchestra ensembles. The Band travelled all across the nation, and as a drum majors, Mr. Roberts earned the privilege of visiting exotic Honolulu, Hawaii. Mr. Roberts greatly admired his high school band directors, and it was they who shaped his decision to become a music teacher. As he said in an interview on the subject, “I wanted to inspire kids like they inspired me.” The influential people in his life motivated Mr. Roberts to pursue a Music Education Degree from Illinois State University, which led to his being hired at PTHS. So far, Mr. Roberts has enjoyed every bit of his time here, and he is looking forward to making even more memories as our Assistant Band Director here at PTHS.