09/04/2026
✨ **Introducing a new IV League tradition: FORBAZ WEEK!** ✨
The first week of September, we’re celebrating the people who help us **learn, grow, and shine**. 💚
Grab a card at the front desk and write a little *thank you* to a teacher, dance teacher, coach, mentor—or anyone who has made a difference in your life.
Parents, **you’re included too!** If there’s a teacher from your past you’re still lucky enough to know, grab a card and tell them thank you. 💌
**Forbaz Week** is in honor of **Jody Russell Philbrick**—an incredible French teacher, Disneyland tour guide, race car driver *before she was even 5* and the ultimate mom who made everyone around her shine.
And when we say **shine**, we mean it literally. ✨
She was the **Glitter Queen** and believed there was basically *no object on Earth that couldn’t be improved with glitter.* ✨
So this week, let’s spread a little gratitude, a lot of love, and maybe just a **tiny bit of glitter** in her honor.
💚 **For Baz. For teachers. For gratitude. For the people who help us shine.** ✨
