Principal's Corner

- By Camille McKillip

          This summer San Tan Foothills High School reopened under Florence Unified School District and Dr. Tim Richard was hired as the new principal. He has had a lot of experience in different communities and school districts and I wanted to get to know more about what his plans and ideas are to make San Tan Foothills “A Place For Greatness”. So I sat down and asked him a series of questions to get to know more about him and his experiences.

          When I sat down with Dr. Richard, I first wanted  to know what inspired him to become a principal. He told me when he was a teacher at one of his first schools, he really wanted  to be able to  put a proper system in place to get students and teachers excited to be at school, because he thought “there has to be a better way to do this”. Then I was very curious to know what  his thoughts were on reopening San Tan Foothills. He was excited that he was able to be apart of it since he knew their were a lot of great kids here. Then I asked him, “How did being the principal at Poston Butte High School help prepare him become the principal here at San Tan Foothills?” and he replied that understanding the community was the most beneficial since he got know the kind of people who lived here.

Then I asked “What is your favorite part of the day?” He says being on lunch duty in the cafeteria so he can interact with all the students which is great since he loves getting to know everyone. He wants his students to remember that  he was fair and positive. Finally I asked a frequently asked question,  “Where did the slogan “A Place for Greatness”come from?” His answer was simply because he wanted to give everyone the promise that they could come to this place to be great.

          I had a great time interviewing Dr. Richard and I look forward to seeing what he does to make this school “A Place for Greatness”.