Question: Why are you excited about being the new principal of Walton High School?
Answer: “I’ve been a student, a teacher, an administrator, and now, I’m lucky to be the principal at Walton. This is a community that I obviously know pretty well. I’ve spent half my life there. I think the fact that I’ve done all four roles at Walton is pretty unique. It is a caring community. They pull together and help each other. They want excellence. They strive for excellence. They are very supportive of what we have done over the years.”

Question: When you are not at Walton High School, where do you like to spend your time?
Answer: “In between church and the gym, [I] may be spending some time with my nieces and nephews.”

Question: Why did you want to be an educator?
Answer: “I always tutored all my friends in math. Math is what I loved and what I was good at. When I went to Georgia Tech and studied engineering, I said to myself, ‘I like math. I don’t really like engineering. Math is what I love.’ So, I decided to become a math teacher. I was very lucky to have a wonderful principal, Mr. Ralph Williams, at McEachern as my first principal. He really showed me what a school should be, the community support you should have, and that it is about the kids, making the kids a priority and giving them all the opportunities.”

Question: Why did you want to be a principal?
Answer: “I’ve had amazing mentors that have really showed me how you can have such an influence and create a family at a school.”

Question: What does Walton High School’s future look like under your leadership?
Answer: “I want to continue all the traditions that Walton has and yet look to the future. As a charter school, we are allowed a lot of flexibility to do that. I think one of the things we have always done is innovate, and I want to continue that tradition to make sure we are an innovative school and are looking to the future of what our students are going to need.”

 

Reprinted from the Cobb County School District website.