To the Incoming Principal of Cedar Shoals High School,
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself and share my excitement about your appointment as the new principal at Cedar Shoals High School. The Clarke County School District has a reputation of excellence. I feel fortunate to have an individual as yourself become actively involved within a school culture focused on student learning, a commitment to high expectations, innovation and collaboration.
First off, I would like to congratulate you on your promotion and commend you for assuming the role of one of the highest positions in American education. However, with high authority means a bunch of expectations. Cedar Shoals has its share of violence and “troubled children” (as do many, if not all, public schools). Be sure to expect hearing about fights and threats of fights within this school. This is simply the student’s way of imposing their desire to demand respect in the eyes of their peers, but hopefully could be solved or prevented before they happen when you officially become new principal of Cedar.
By saying this, you understand that Cedar Shoals is educational home to some individuals who suffer from many issues and conflicts in their lives. This is, of course, high school; the road that leads the student body to success in their future. Many freshmen and some upper classmen may struggle with the new environment or with new teachers and students that will become actively involved in their lives on a weekly basis. There are bound to be oppositions and discord occurring with students and teachers or students with other students – that’s common sense.
There is a slogan that former principal, Dr. Ingrid Gilbert established in Cedar that I believe should be removed. “1 Cedar.” Sure, this title describes Cedar Shoals students as being “one family” or “one unity,” but considering another person’s differences and accepting them for the person they are instead of the person you want them to be (or act like) should be what mature high school students (as we all should be) are expected. To make a slogan that basically rubs in the face of students saying, “This is what we are.” And then, having the student disrespect teachers and students regardless seems morbid in my opinion. In entirety, what I mean is that it seems a bit disappointing leaving a school that had to post up a slogan in order to show students “this is how we operate, and if you don’t like it, you’ll have to figure out a method in which you have to learn to live with it.”
I, as well as the rest of the graduating class of 2011, thank you and wish you the best of luck as you commandeer our high school.
Alex Smith
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Basically i see that you're trying to get them to respect and cherish the school in some odd way of their own. But you also have to understand in certain ways the school has to respect them. But i do understand your statement and i can see this being helpful to alot of freshman and other classman along the way to their own graduation
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