Get Out the Polish!

When presented with a stack of silver bowls that are tarnished, the next step is to get out the silver polish. During my college years, one of my dearest friends gave me a place to come visit during the semester as my parents lived out of state. Her mother discovered that I enjoyed polishing silver. Because, while there was a bit of labor and dirty hands involved, the result was worth it. Mrs. Warwick had an amazing collection of silver pieces, and we would polish all of it for the holiday season ahead – Thanksgiving through New Year through Easter. You see, if the polish job is done well, the silver pieces stay pretty shiny for 6-8 months allowing them to look their best and make the event more special.

Sometimes it seems that a student may be “unpolished”, but a great teacher knows that with a bit of polish and a little work, every student can shine in their own way. And the beauty of a good polish job is that it will last. The various areas that a student might need shining to level up often reveal themselves to the teacher through daily work. Of course, once that area is shiny then the next area that needs help can become the focus.

The Forney Education Foundation knows how important a little extra effort is and how it can change and enhance a student’s life. When a teacher submits a grant, they have looked through their classroom and curricula to see what area could use a little polish to make it really shine. And when the Grant Committee reviews the applications, we, too, are looking for those same areas that can be enhanced with that grant. The Forney Family has also supplied “polish” to the students in Forney ISD through the Adopt-AGrant program that enables the Forney community to also help. Here is your opportunity to help students shine like newly polished silver. Visit www.forneyisdfoundation. org and see how you can supply the polish to brighten students’ futures!