Ms. Sheehan

“Do not fear the opportunity to do better.” - Ijeoma Oluo (Opinions are my own.) (she/her)

[Ms. Sheehan @PMHSLitandLearn]

In the midst of the marathon, look up from the pavement. Cause these moments that pass by are the ones you'll wish you would have savored.

[Hank Green @hankgreen]

Anyway, I had already finished this video: https://t.co/v3KiAj57Jw

[Falconomics @MrDyeV212]

Still the best seat in the house! Congrats, Jude, and all of the contestants!! #MeFalcon2024

[Perry Athletics @PMFalconSports]

All of Perry Meridian is wishing Stokes the best of luck as he competes at the State Championships. The event is held at Indiana University Natatorium Friday & Saturday.

[Perry Athletics @PMFalconSports]

No one works harder and deserves to be recognized more than Kaleigh! She was awarded the Kiwanis Girls Academic MVP Scholarship, and it the phenomenal representative of Perry Meridian.

[Ms. Sheehan @PMHSLitandLearn]

@jordyysloan ❤️❤️❤️

[Ms. Sheehan @PMHSLitandLearn]

You continue to make us so proud! Congrats, @caitiebaird_!

[Stanford Women's Volleyball @StanfordWVB]

Best of both worlds 🤓🌲

@caitiebaird_ becomes the 7th Cardinal to be named @pac12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year!

🗞️ » https://t.co/UjKmpELSkd

#GoStanford

[Ms. Sheehan @PMHSLitandLearn]

I cannot express enough how much I love this.

[Billy Oppenheimer @bpoppenheimer]

In 2009, Lin-Manuel Miranda was invited to perform at the White House.

His musical “In The Heights” had just won a Grammy & 4 Tony Awards.

So the White House expected him to perform something from Heights.

Instead, he debuted a song from a hip-hop concept he’d been working on:

Miranda explained that he'd been working on a “concept album about the life of someone I think embodies hip-hop...Treasury Secretary, Alexander Hamilton.”

The crowd laughed.

“You laugh, but it's true!”Miranda replied.

“He was born a penniless orphan in St. Croix of illegitimate birth, became George Washington's right-hand man, became Treasury Secretary...All on the strength of his writing.

He embodies the word's ability to make a difference.”

Takeaway 1:

Whenever Lin-Manuel Miranda told people he was working on a hip-hop concept about a founding father, they did what the White House did—they laughed at him. In fact, the day after that White House performance, Miranda got made fun of during a three-minute rant on The Daily Show.

He worked on the concept for 8 years—so, Miranda said, “I had a lot of people laughing and looking at me like I was crazy for a very long time.”

In 1817, the poet John Keats wrote a letter to his brothers to share an exciting realization.

“At once it struck me,” Keats wrote, “what quality went to form a Man of Achievement … Negative Capability.”

Keats explains that “Negative Capability” is “when a man is capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, [and] doubts.”

Rarer than talent or work ethic, Keats said, is the ability to step into and push through uncertainties and doubts, to continue working on something in spite of people laughing at you or looking at you like you're crazy.

Takeaway 2:

Rick Rubin was asked what he’s learned through making a lot of different kinds of music with a lot of different kinds of artists. “One thing is,” Rubin said, “never try to judge an idea based on the description of the idea.”

There is always a gap between an idea in theory and in reality.

Rubin explained, “An artist will say, ‘I have an idea, we can write the bridge like this,’ and they’ll give me a description of the idea, and it sounds terrible—the description sounds terrible. And I say, ‘Great, can’t wait to hear it.’ And then they do it, and it’s incredible…so we never rely on the description. It’s always, ‘show it to me. Let me hear it.’”

When Lin-Manuel Miranda gave people a description of his idea, they laughed at him and looked at him like he was crazy.

But eventually, Miranda didn’t have to rely on the description of his idea. Eventually, he got to show people "Hamilton," a musical that earned 11 Tony awards, the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the 2017 Billboard Music Award for Top Soundtrack, and the number eight spot on Rolling Stone’s 50 Best Albums of 2015.

Never judge an idea based on the description of the idea.

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“‘That won’t work’ is the worst thing you can ever say. ‘That didn’t work’ is cool, but ‘That won’t work’ is not a way to go through life.” — John Mayer

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[Emily Steinmetz @esteiner51]

Proud does not do my feelings justice! This young woman here just kicked 4 PATs in the Falcon win tonight…as the quiet girl who started working in our office 3 years ago to walking out to the field tonight you have inspire so many more than you will ever know! @PMFalconSports

[Kert Boedicker @PMHS_Principal]

Congratulations to two members of Team 24, Grace Kendall and Elijah LeFavour being recognized as National Merit Semi-Finalist. This is an outstanding accomplishes for these outstanding student leaders. #FalconsRising

[Ms. Sheehan @PMHSLitandLearn]

@heymrsbond Not my favorite poet, but I love teaching “Psalm of Life” by Longfellow.

[Ms. Sheehan @PMHSLitandLearn]

@jordyysloan 😭❤️😭

[Monica Hesse @MonicaHesse]

My dad is an English professor who was asked to draft an AI policy for his students. Strongly cosign all of this.

[John Green @sportswithjohn]

Having now cried all morning making this video https://t.co/5Xo1BwQfOl, I shall now scream all afternoon about fourth tier English football, because we all contain multitudes.

[Ms. Sheehan @PMHSLitandLearn]

@MarcusLuther6 The 1st month of school is all grind with no glory. You don’t know the students, and you’re establishing norms. 😴 You’re longing for the way the Spring felt, assuming it’s your fault, and then you remember that the glories of May always start in the discomfort of August.

[Perry Athletics @PMFalconSports]

Check out our own Senior, JoJo Brewer (Basketball and Track-Field) #falconsRISEUP

[Perry Township Schools @perrytwpschools]

PMHS students Kidist Shebeshi, Van Mawi, Diana Hnin, Polina Thang, and Josiah Hnin participated in the Indiana SEED/STEM Summer Program through Indiana CTSI. They've produced incredible research while exploring careers in STEM. Way to go, Falcons! #WeGrowKids 👩‍🔬🏥🧫🧬

[Perry Township Schools @perrytwpschools]

We had a great first day of school! We can't wait to see these kids GROW over the next 180 days! 🌱🚌🍎📚✏️

[Perry Township Schools @perrytwpschools]

Perry Schools Superintendent Patrick Spray wants to support teachers https://t.co/M8pnHj0RGS via @indystar

[Perry Township Schools @perrytwpschools]

Our Falcon journalists are going to have a blast this year. Thank you @FOX59 for donating an old set so our students can get more immersive learning experiences! 📺🎙️