middle school has been great for him. He's more
comfortable socially, and he's been willing to try
some new things that he hadn't before."
grade, we hope we have many years left for his
mother to be a player on our volunteer team.
For now, she and her fellow volunteers are try-
ing to get more parents involved. When asked
if she would co-chair next year's Gala, making it
dent of the Parent Association, I'm not sup-
posed to. But this is the time of year we start
recruiting people, and so far, no one's jumped
at the chance to do the Gala, so we'll see."
have a feeling we will still see the multitask-
ing S.P.A. president behind the scenes at the
next Gala, pitching in, having fun, and mak-
ing a difference.