Dear MMES Families,
Summer Update from Principal Dan - It has been a great summer full of fun, adventure, and lots of family time! After visiting grandparents in Michigan, we spent a week floating down the Salmon River in the Frank Church - River of No Return Wilderness of central Idaho. This has turned into a yearly tradition for our family and friends, and is now the yardstick by which we measure things. Five years ago our daughter was still in diapers, rolling around on a sandy river beach, and our son was preparing to enter kindergarten. Now, Maeve has declared herself a boat
We’re wrapping up the summer and looking forward to the start of the school year. We all know summer is a precious time, but we are reaching the point in August where some more routine and structure might be a good idea! captain, and Jack spent the whole week kayaking through the rapids by my side!
Introduction from our New Assistant Principal, Emily Hoffer - I’m so excited to join the team at Munger Mountain Elementary School this year. I’m moving from Jackson Hole High School, where I worked as a school counselor for the past 11 years - overlapping with Dan in his role as Assistant Principal there (and a few Munger teachers back when they were high school students!).
Before joining TCSD, I was a school counselor at a middle school in Idaho, advised college students in Massachusetts, ran after-school programs in Oregon, and baked bread in a backcountry hut in New Hampshire. I grew up in Vermont and while the mountains in Wyoming sure are bigger, the values of spending good time outside with friends and family feel very familiar. This summer, I’ve been lucky to have plenty of that time with Aksel, my four-year-old: jumping in waves on the coast of Maine, practicing front flips off a raft in northern Vermont, backpacking into the Wind River Range.
At JHHS, I prioritized encouraging students to seek out challenges and new ways to be engaged - because I believe we grow by doing hard things. As I take my own advice and step into this new chapter, I’m especially looking forward to getting to know this community of students and families, celebrating successes and navigating challenges, and sharing in the joy of learning together.
