Friday nights each fall lend a special exhilaration for John Vaara.Friday nights each fall lend a special exhilaration for John Vaara. He unwinds from a week of hard work as superintendent of the Hancock Public Schools in Michigan's Upper Peninsula Upper Peninsula Abbr. UP The northern part of Michigan between Lakes Superior and Michigan. It is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac. Noun 1. by putting on a zebra zebra, herbivorous hoofed African mammal of the genus Equus, which also includes the horse and the ass. It is distinguished by its striking pattern of black or dark brown stripes alternating with white. suit as a high school football official--a weekend ritual now in its 28th year. When he's assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. to games involving schools in his own school's conference, he plays it even-handedly. "I make sure if I shake the hand of one of the coaches, I also shake the hand of the other coach," says Vaara, incoming president of the Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). Association of School Administrators. |
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