Shannon Dykstra

Reader. Writer. Teacher. Student. Coach. Preacher. Prone to Wander.

[Shannon Dykstra @DykstraPTW]

@toddlorensen Lot of lucky people to be part of what he built. Glad to be one of them. Trying to pass on much of what he taught in my own coaching. His impact has been generational.

[Shannon Dykstra @DykstraPTW]

@LM_BulldogHoops So good to have great people around high school sports. Great to hear - Lake Mills families are lucky to have you, as is the north Iowa coaching community.

[Shannon Dykstra @DykstraPTW]

@dgerrietts Add the word "hip" to the equation. That goes well every time I use it.

[Shannon Dykstra @DykstraPTW]

@robb_beane @jwestythebesty @lostgeneration8 We solved a lot of problems in that building. Most of them caused by @jwestythebesty and co.

[Shannon Dykstra @DykstraPTW]

@nateoakland Congrats, Nate. Excited for you and the University.

[Shannon Dykstra @DykstraPTW]

@dunord @MNUFC Gregus pure hustle desperation cross to Dotson in extra time at LAFC to steal a draw. Jan is pure class.

[Shannon Dykstra @DykstraPTW]

Consider helping our friends.

[MCHS GIRLS SOCCER @GirlsSoccerMC]

It's another night of wings. Support local athletes and local business by eating at Buffalo Wild Wings tonight in Mason City. Mention Mohawk Girls Soccer, and 10% of your bill will go to our program. Good for the next 3 Mondays.

[MCHS GIRLS SOCCER @GirlsSoccerMC]

Great day for wings. TONIGHT eat at Buffalo Wild Wings, mention Mohawk Girls Soccer, and 10% of the proceeds will go to our program. Eat some wings, spread the word, and help out the girls soccer program here at MCHS. This Monday and the following three Mondays.

[Shannon Dykstra @DykstraPTW]

Shakespeare speech day in AP. Lots of props and passion.

[Shannon Dykstra @DykstraPTW]

Ready for a new season. #mnufc

[Shannon Dykstra @DykstraPTW]

First year listening to @MenInBlazers. Thanks, Rog, for being a voice of joy in hard times. We’re spreading the word here in North Iowa.

[Shannon Dykstra @DykstraPTW]

@lucas6benitez Got to feed the soul with the guacamole.

[Shannon Dykstra @DykstraPTW]

@robb_beane I'm beginning to think this veteran teacher you mention needs to have a live panel discussion in her room with @lostgeneration8, @robb_beane, and myself. They'd hit some standards and benchmarks then.

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Nine writers and editors from around our newsroom pick a poem worth revisiting in this moment. The latest Atlantic Daily, by @mimbsy: https://t.co/6Zgeo56DIh

[Shannon Dykstra @DykstraPTW]

A man after my own heart: letter writing and soccer. #courage

[Men in Blazers @MenInBlazers]

"There must be something about it [soccer] that binds us."

An 81-year-old widower and lifelong football fan - isolated from his family when COVID hit - mentioned he liked soccer as part of a pen pal program. The response... has been magic. @TheNCCourage @ChelseaFCinUSA @USWNT

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

"Robust poems committed to memory can counteract the corrosive effects of self-pity," @EliotACohen writes: https://t.co/R6jjG0uykP

[Sophie Killingley @PrettySophieK]

@KSPrior Here’s my fave Frankenstein meme which I need to share 😆😂

[Shannon Dykstra @DykstraPTW]

Consequence of getting Disney+ in July: simultaneously having Hamilton, Aladdin, and Mighty Ducks soundtracks warring for space in my head. Not unlike war in my stomach after consuming Doritos, pb m&ms, and chocolate ice cream at midnight last night watching soccer. #noregrets

[David Brooks @DavidBrooks224]

Christopher Hitchens was one of the great essayists in America. He would be unemployable today because there was no set of priors he wasn’t willing to offend. https://t.co/d8J0lOaWf1