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Mr. P’s perspective of three decades of DECA In 1975 Gerald Ford was president of the United States, Bill Gates founded Microsoft, Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier in the Thrilla in Manila, the average price of gasoline was $0.36 per gallon and the new Marysville-Pilchuck High School opened. It was also the year when Jim Pankiewicz came to the new high school to teach marketing and serve as DECA advisor. More than three decades later, Mr. P as he’s known to students, staff and the community, will retire at the end of the current school year. One of the biggest changes Mr. P has seen over the past three decades has been the growth in the community and at the school. “A huge change has been in the number of kids and that’s a function of population,” Mr. P said. “When I first came here we did all the assemblies in the auditorium, which holds 800 kids, and you had room to spare. Within a few years we were setting up chairs. Then it got too crowded and we’d have to do two assemblies and that seemed so odd. As years past we moved to the gym. Now we fill the gym.” Another change Mr. P has seen has been in technology. “When I came to the high school, in the morning, second period, I taught a typing class with man-
ual typewriters. That’s the ‘70s. Then came electric typewriters and then computers,” said Pankiewicz. “Once computers were taken seriously, they started to appear in the workplace and then they came to school and that changed the nature of the way we all interact with the world. the internet, my gosh, changed school and the way we perceive the world, the way we interact with the world, and the way we acquire and consume information and news. That has changed education dramatically.” And while he’s witnessed a number of changes, Mr. P said that his students have pretty much remained the same over the years. “On one hand I would say through all the decades kids are kids and, to a certain extent, there’s no getting around that, but that’s okay. Teenagers are teenagers and that’s a good thing,” said Mr. P. “One of the questions I get asked quite often is ‘Are kids worse today? Are there more drugs, is there more alcohol?’ If they got worse at even a slow decline as often as some people think they are, they would be the devil incarnate by now, which is not possible.” said Mr. P. “Are kids worse today? I don’t think they are. Kids deal with, in some cases, just incredibly difficult obstacles and painful, crummy stuff they should
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never have to deal with. That has been true for years and years, and continues to be true. Kids are incredibly resilient and persistent and amazing.” Mr. P has seen one change in his students over the years - their schedules. “I would say a decided difference from 30 years ago is the huge, huge range of activities in and out of school that kids have access to,” said Mr. P. “Kids today are definitely busier. And I’m not saying that kids weren’t busy 30 years ago, they’re busier now. There are so many things they can be doing at school, and also outside of school there’s all kinds of club sports and things that
aren’t tradition sports like gymnastics, dance, ballet, martial art and theater. Sometimes I don’t know how they get through the day. They sleep so little.” In addition to praising his students, Mr. P also praised the parents and local businesses for their support over the years. “The community has been extremely supportive and I am very humbled by that,” said Mr. P. “The business community has been supportive in a lot of ways and the parents have just been so positive, helpful and supportive, again, in so many ways.” What is Mr. P going to miss once his time at M-P comes to an end? “There are a lot of things that I’m going to miss sorely, but most of all I will miss those moments that kind of happen in two ways,” said Mr. P. “The way I describe it is when I can look at you and know that you have grown in skills and confidence. There are times when there’s something that you may have done - where you delivered a speech, you’ve prepared a project, you worked on something successful and you know, I did this. And you can mark the moment. Some of the time it’s apparent to everyone around and everybody knows,” said Mr. P. “Other times it’s more subtle and it’s quiet and
it’s an accumulation of things to where there isn’t a defining moment for you but upon reflection you can say ‘I have grown in skills and confidence.’” “It’s been a blessing for which I never bargained or never saw coming,” said Mr. P recently, reflecting on his time at M-P. “I can tell my story in three sentences. Once upon a time I was Mr. P. There’s nothing about that that makes me special. There’s everything about that that makes me incredibly fortunately, lucky and privileged. “I would say for a long time, for decades, from the beginning I have counted the school days up, not down. Today is day 159 and I have done that as a way of owning my attitude and working to be positive,” said Mr. P. And every Friday, Mr. P tells his students, “Long ago on the first day of the first year, in my heart I believed it was a privilege to be a teacher and this day now, through it all, this day now 159, year 36, I still believe.” He added, “It has been, honestly, just an incredible privilege and through the ups and downs, and the disappointments, my last day of teaching is not far away and I intend to look the last class in the eye and say it has been such a privilege.”
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The joy of laughter and a contagious smile Christmas time is a big holiday for many. Kids are overwhelmed with the excitement from hanging up their family Christmas tree, putting their stockings above the fire place, and trying to fall asleep before Santa arrives. DECA has put on the Life Skills Christmas party for 17 years and every year it begins to have a stronger impact on many lives. What is the Life Skills Christmas party? This isn’t like many of the Christmas parties you have attended. All four classes combine as one and we work together to make the impossible, possible. We provide a special pizza lunch followed by many activities to keep the kids occupied as they patiently wait for Santa to arrive. Some of these activities are coloring pictures, decorating cookies for Santa, speaking with the elves, and simply enjoying the company of the DECA students Each year the kids send us their wish list and we do our best to get everything that they want. This year
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we had more of a money struggle, but thankfully DECA students stepped up to the plate and took a child’s wish list and made their Christmas dream come true. The experience was life changing for me and I’m sure it was for others as well. Each one of these kids had an everlasting smile that never went away. The simplest things made the biggest difference in their lives. They had something to look forward to, something to work towards. I will never forget as Santa walked through those doors, those kids jumped up and down with that joy of laughter and the ever lasting contagious smile … that never fades away. This year we are also lucky enough to be taking a group of the life skills students to the Woodland Park Zoo on May 20, 2009. We will arrive there eat lunch and then tour the park with these fantastic kids. Our fingers are crossed for good weather!
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Think about it by Leslie James
Think about it. Three simple words, that mean so much. Last year in DECA we decided to look deeper into these words, and find out what they mean to us. From that we based a campaign; The Think About It Campaign. The Think About It Campaign came about gradually. Going back to the 1980’s DECA has done yearly programs to try to influence people to make smart choices. Most of these programs focused on one thing, from anti drinking and driving programs, anti drug use programs, and antibulling programs. Last year we started a discussion, a discussion about what program we would do that year, what topic we were going to focus on, and we realized something; everyone has their own demons, everyone faces personal challenges and we needed to make a program that spoke to everyone. We needed to make a program that reached out and grabbed our peers’ attention, something that had an impact. Our goal for this campaign was to inspire students and teachers alike at Marysville-Pilchuck High School to think about how their decisions not only affect them, but everyone around them. We decided to have a school wide assembly to try and reach every student. Our assembly included speeches from students, speeches from faculty, a candle visual aid, and a
slideshow. To make this program a success MPHS DECA students had to risk. The main piece of our campaign was the speeches. Our teacher Mr. P, inspired all of his students to let their guard down and write a speech about decisions, theirs or someone else’s, that have affected them either negatively or positively. Many students, knowing that this was an opportunity to maybe help their peers with the decisions they face, were able to write moving speeches about personal anguish and triumph. We chose eleven of what we felt were the most influential speeches to put in the assembly. But, our speeches were not the only thing at the assembly; we also had a number of visual aids. Our most popular visual aid was the candle lighting portion of the assembly. The candle lighting consisted of candles arranged in the form of a big MP in the middle of the gym; under each candle was a name card with every student at Marysville-Pilchuck’s name on it. After all the speeches were done we turned off the lights and lit the candles. The candles were meant to visualize that everyone is a light in the darkness. Everyone has meaning, and when some of the candles blew out it visualized that without everyone MP just wasn’t the same. This was popular to kids, not only because it looked cool, but because
they believed it. They believed in what we were saying and doing. Our slideshow was pictures of our peers around campus; friends at lunch, couples walking to class, teachers teaching. Just to show everyone that we all matter, that our school is a beautiful place with amazing people. Originally this program was meant to be done just once and just at MP, and thankfully that didn’t happen. One of the DECA students invited her little sister, who was a troubled 13-year-old student at Marysville Middle School to come watch the assembly, and hopefully get something out of it. Not only did she take something away from our assembly, she went to school the next day talking to all of her friends, all of her teachers, and even Mr. Lundberg, the principal, about how amazing it was and how she wished we could do it at the middle school. She talked, and people listened. Realizing that middle school students could benefit from our program we asked to make a presentation at the middle school, explaining what our program was and how kids might benefit. We decided to take on the Middle School, but not only that, we were going to take on Totem. We committed ourselves and it was going to work. We put
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Thanks Mr. P. by Kayli Erickson
I know I am somebody, I know I am important. I carry my head high and I’ve become a confident leader in all that I do. Why am I telling you this? Because those are qualities of a DECA student. But most importantly, those are qualities of a student taught by Jim Pankiewicz. Jim, or Mr. P, has been teaching Sales and Marketing to juniors and seniors at Marysville Pilchuck for thirty-six years. He has decided to call this school year his last and says that retirement is the path to making changes while he still can. I believe every student who has been in the DECA classroom can rightfully agree when I say that having a teacher like Mr. P is a rarity, it is a privilege that every student deserves. To be able to connect with your teacher on a level that goes above and beyond expectation is a wonderful feeling. The classroom becomes your second home; the students, your family. From the moment you first walk in the door, you feel what most other classrooms lack. Maybe you’re a little nervous, maybe a bit hesitant, but you quickly see the love and friendship that grows within those walls. You especially feel the love and support on Fridays during “A Few Words”. I always walk out of the classroom with more insight than I entered with. The students form a large circle with their chairs, and we all sit quietly while Mr. P shares his life experience, gives us advice, and every once in awhile, raps. You may not think a middle aged man can do much when given a beat, but oh boy, would you be surprised. It is truly a sight to see. Mr. P’s more serious days during “A Few Words” always make me feel that I am with a supportive family that I know I am going to miss. You can’t doubt a man’s love when he takes the extra minute to look at each and every one of his students while telling
them to be safe over the weekend and to come back whole, physically and emotionally. Feeling the support that Mr. P gives each and every one of us is so important. He teaches us to believe in ourselves every day, while also teaching us the fundamentals of sales. He knows what’s important and he gives us that knowledge. He lets us learn by experience. From putting together programs such as Breaking Down The Walls to learning about each other at the DECA Retreat, it all takes a part in becoming the leaders we are today. I’ve gained an appreciation for myself and others throughout the past nine months, an appreciation that will stick with me for the rest of my life. To think that one person has taught over 5,000 students in his career is mind boggling. To know that Mr. P has not only taught over 5,000 students, but has also loved each and every one of them is remarkable. It is without a doubt, teachers like him that make the difference in the world. So, what is Mr. P going to do after he retires? He plans on becoming a successful real estate agent and doing a good deal of writing as well. And when asked what he will miss the most, he replied: “Danielle, from the class of ‘89 asked that question. She told me she’d hurt me if I gave her more than one answer. I think I gave her 32. I will miss those times when I get to see kids grow in their skills and confidence. There are a lot of things I’ll miss, but that’s way up there on the list.” A teacher with such an unbelievably big heart is something we are all grateful for. He’s helped us discover ourselves and shown us the potential we all hold deep down. I speak on behalf of past and present Marysville DECA students when I say that we wish you well, P. And we love you too.
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DECA Days - May 27, 2009
▼ THINK Continued from page 4 on two successful TAI assemblies at these schools, and got nothing but positive feed back in return. Mrs. Moen, the intervention specialist at MMS has said that this program has had more impact on the kids and the environment at their school than anything other program in the past, even ones they’ve paid for. It was worth it, it worked. This year we were not planning on doing the TAI campaign again. We wanted to focus our time and effort on something else, make a new product. We had our minds made up; we were done with Think About It. That was true until Mrs. Moen paid us a visit. She took time out of her day to talk to the DECA students about this program. She spoke about how the students and teachers were still talking about this program, how everyone was still impacted, and how everyone wanted us to come back again this year. That started a whole different conversation among DECA students. Should we do it again? Do we want to do it again? Would it work a second year in a row? The answer to all of those questions was yes, yes, yes. Of course we were going to have to change that product; we had to have new speeches. We decided we were going to do it, but we also decided that we were going to bring it to Cedarcrest. Many DECA students had younger siblings that go to Cedarcrest and they knew that a program like this was needed. So, we set up a meeting with the Cedarcrest administrators, we talked to them about the program, and the effects it had on people. It worked. The Think
Think about it About It campaign worked a second year in row. I was a speaker the first year. I spoke about adversity in my own life that I was overcoming, adversity that wasn’t my fault. It was difficult, it was draining, and it was amazing. The Think About It Campaign was something that has changed me, and that I can honestly say has changed countless kids in the community. Personal struggles are not always black and white, everyone has their own issues, and I know we reached out to kids. We changed people, and that is something none of us will forget. It was amazing, it worked, and I am proud to say I was part of it.
▼ BREAKING Continued from page 8
Breaking Down the Walls with the outcome of this statement. Over half of the people in the gym crossed the line. Most of these people assumed they were alone when in fact it’s not even close. Other things he had us cross the line for where just as difficult; “If you have ever been sexually assaulted or know someone who has been, please cross the line.” This is difficult for people to tell there best friend and they are stepping out in front of about 200 people just to tell them, “you’re not alone.” He had us cross for things like suicide of someone close, death of someone close, money situations, bullying, getting bullied, and divorces. People were faced with almost every aspect of things. It was emotionally draining but 100 percent worth it. Everyone in the room had gotten closer just from that. Walls were broken, people were starting to realize they don’t have to look like them on the outside to relate to them on the inside. People are going through things like this everyday. From this activity you learn, it’s not how someone’s look is on the outside but what’s on the inside. You don’t know someone until you make an effort to. We did one more thing after this, we reflected in our groups, the same groups we started of by playing games with. Because of everything we did before cross the line everyone was already comfortable with each other they opened up with their feelings. There was such an impact from this. Tears where running down the faces of students around me; kids who expected to get nothing from this program had tears and a changed heart. This
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program has done so much for the students at my school and has made an incredible impact on many different lives. Suicide, rape, divorce, money problems, hurt, love, hate, feeling alone and trouble; most everyone can relate to one of these things. Break down your walls and see who else may be going through the same thing, that’s what we did during breaking down the walls and the results were incredible. You could see a difference in people and in our school. There was a visual impact after this program. It’s almost like you were watching real walls being demolished.
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