Change Sucks

Today I got the opportunity to be part of a student panel to interview one of the five principal candidates. Today’s candidate was Mr. Stecker, the Athletic Director here at Kennedy. It was a good experience to get to know him a little better and here what he plans to do him he is chosen as the next principal here at Kennedy High School.

I was very impressed with the way Mr. Stecker handled himself and every question he was asked. Us, the students, asked some very tough questions and he answered them very well. One of the most important questions to me was why does he want to be the principal of Kennedy High School.  He said that he wants to be the principal because he wants to be able to continue the fun traditions of Kennedy and it just feels like it is where he belongs. That was the exact response I was looking for. Many of us are worried about the transition from Dr. W to the new principal, and Mr. Stecker made it seem like her would make the transition the most seamless. This is important to all of us, so I hope he meant what he said.

Having Dr. W leave Kennedy will suck, there is no question there. She has built Kennedy to where it is now, THE number one school in Iowa. Without her, we wouldn’t be where we are. It is hard for students to believe that Kennedy won’t go backwards with a new principal. We just don’t want to accept change and are very very scared for what the future holds. Kennedy without Dr. W is like a river without water…a dry wasteland. She is the life of this school, the voltage behind the battery, and the reason for everyone’s success. Dr. W is Kennedy, and Kennedy is Dr. W

However, after the interview with Mr. Stecker, I believe a transition without drastic changes is possible. Stecker knows what Dr. W did to make Kennedy go; therefore I believe he would be able to continue those traditions, morals, and ways going. He also had some good thoughts on what we could improve here at Kennedy to make sure we don’t take a step back, rather a step or three forward. To me Mr. Stecker should be the next principal here at Kennedy. He provides the best opportunity for Kennedy to continue to succeed and continue to be the #1 school in the state. He might just make us a top 100 school in the nation. (WC 424)