Rory Peacock

Button Wall Complete

Button Wall

So with two years of the STEAM Carnival in the books, a co-worker and I decided to go out on a limb and try to build one of the local favorite games for the students. We put out a GoFundMe project to help with the costs and raised $1,000 to begin our wicked cool “Button Wall” competition game.

The shopping list included buttons, wires, speakers, and lots of wood and screws (plus a few more things that are irrelevant). The effort included several evenings and weekend hours to design, cut, paint, and wire up all the pieces to make it just right.

In the end, we have a working button wall that we hope will get a solid test when nearly 5,000 students come experience the 3rd Annual STEAM Carnival next week!

McMurry Hall of Honor

McMurry Hall of Honor

Yesterday was an amazing day and such an honor to be inducted into the McMurry Hall of Honor for my time there on the football field. Former teammates, former coaches, and most importantly my family was there to share this day with me.

The day started out with a luncheon and the presentation of inductees. Each of us got the opportunity to say our Thank You’s to those that helped us along this road. They asked us to keep it to 5 minutes, and I obviously took that as a “recommendation” versus a “requirement.” I mean really…this isn’t going to happen again so why not!?!?

It truly is an honor to now share the Hall of Honor with my mother who was inducted during the 90s for her achievements in basketball. Not only did she play and dominate on the court and set records that still exist today (most points in a game & most rebounds in a game), she did it while raising me the first four years of my life! And YES…I gave her a VERY big thank you during my speech!

Maybe in the next handful of years some more of my family will be able to join the list.

Found My New Chair

Found My Chair

On a leadership trip to South Carolina, we had the opportunity to visit a couple of school districts that were doing some really amazing things. One of the most amazing things to me was the chair that I stumbled upon in the band hall.

Long story short, I wasn’t able to find a way to fit this in my carry-on or checked baggage to get it back to my office. I think it would have been a perfect office chair for me!