American Dynasty

A New Year's Greeting From the O berste Führer Des Universums Hello Troops,      Christmas is over. The New Year is about to begin. January 4th, the day dreaded by students worldwide, dawns in a few days.Teachers will get to school first to ready their lessons, stoke the coal fires, and review their list of sarcastic remarks intended to put overly sugared students back into their place. An hour later, students will slither back into the classrooms, trying to calm themselves by chanting the date of the next holiday. "Do I look like I'm happy to be back!?"            I do my best to properly greet my students as they arrive, but I wouldn't place a wager on the number of optimistic responses I get back. Usually they answer my friendly greeting with expressions of hopelessness and sighs of despair. Cherish Prudence, student class president, photographed the morning of the first day back from Christmas Vacation, 2015. ...

  The CMSEC Breakfast Club Hello Troops      The Breakfast Club met Monday morning at the Space Center. You recognize some by name, others by face. What you're looking at is the heart and brains of the Space Center, minus a few notable exceptions, who may have been too lazy to get up and attend the 8:00 A.M. celebration.      There were three reasons for the event. Aleta Clegg is moving with her family to Pasco, Washington next week. Tabitha, the USS Odyssey's set director, is leaving on a mission shortly after the start of the new year. And summer planning to iron out a few mission details.               Mr. James Porter officially released Aleta from her Space Center contract with a handshake and goodbye card. And with that, he ushered her into retirement with the understanding that she could be recalled to active duty should the need arise.  The reactivation clause has been in every emp...