The 6th-grade had a guest speaker this week, Paul Decker, the chair of the Waukesha County Board of Supervisors. Paul had a successful career in sales in Chicago before moving back to Wisconsin. His love for our state and Waukesha County led him back “home”. He is a true public servant who gave students a first-hand view of our democratic, political process. Paul shared stories of working with constituents and politicians over the years and looking for common ground. He kept the attention of 200 students for an hour talking about the political process. That, in itself, is an amazing feat. We appreciate Paul volunteering his time to build a bridge between the roots of our democracy in Ancient Athens to today’s American Republic.