The week of April 3-April 7 has been designated National Assistant Principal’s Week. To honor West Creek’s four assistant principals, The Coyote Caller is publishing Q&A’s with the administration team so that readers can get to know more about the person behind the job.
Today’s Q&A is with Ms. Young, the 9th-grade administrator. Ms. Young has worked at West Creek since 2015.
Question: How long have you been an administrator?
Answer: “8 years”
Q: What subject area/grades did you teach?
A: “7th and 8th grade math”
Q: Where did/have you taught?
A: “Kenwood Middle, Montgomery Central Middle, and Richview Middle”
Q: Why did you choose to go into administrative work?
A: “To be an instructional leader and help more students succeed”
Q: What is your favorite lesson within a subject to teach?
A: “Problem-solving, especially uniform motions problems”
Q: What is a guilty pleasure for you?
A: “Chocolate”
Q: Dog or cat person?
A: Dog
Q: What positives do you see in this generation of students?
A: “They are aware of the necessity for self-care.”
Q: If you were stranded on a deserted island with only one genre of music to listen to, what would it be?
A: “A variety of everything except rap”
10. What is one interesting thing that students might not know about you?
A: “My dad was in the Army, and we moved very often, so I attended 11 schools from Kindergarten through 12th grade.”
