Who says you can’t go home again? This phrase in a similar fashion was coined by Thomas Wolfe. And for him he knew that to be true, not just in his writings but in his own life.
Once he left the hills of North Carolina that he called home, he only returned there in his imagination.
His premise being that had he returned home he would have been a different person, that the family he knew as a child was different, so to the community, the things he held dear all changed by time and circumstances and himself the most of all.
While in a sense his statements are profoundly true we would rather believe that “Home is where the heart is.”
Coleridge School’s newest principal can say in fact that he is returning to a place dear to his heart that feels a lot like home.
When asked about that he – Billy Tanner aka Mr. Tanner, principal at Coleridge School – had these words to say:
It is with great pleasure that I am returning to Coleridge School as its principal. I worked at Coleridge School for seven years from 1995-2002.
The first five years I was the school’s counselor and the last two years I worked half-time as counselor and half-time as assistant principal. In July, 2002 I began as principal of Liberty Elementary School.
During those seven years at Liberty we worked together to accomplish many positive things. I will always cherish my years there and fondly remember all of the wonderful students, parents, staff, and community.
When I saw in early May that Coleridge was going to have a principal opening I felt a strong urge to look into the possibility of returning there.
Coleridge had always been like home to me. After speaking with several Randolph County Schools administrators, board members, and past principal Sherri Hall, I decided to ask for a transfer.
I was delighted when I was named principal of Coleridge. The first person I called to notify was Charles Edwards. He was so influential in my life as an educator and was a mentor to me as an aspiring school principal.
I look forward to working with the whole Coleridge community; to continue the wonderful tradition that is Coleridge School, and to move the school to even higher levels of success.
When you chance to see him out and about give him a Coleridge welcome.
Simply Sandy is written by Sandy Jarrell and appears the first Wednesday of each month. Simply put, it’s Sandy waxing wordy once a month about life as she knows it. Jarrell is a native and life-long resident of Coleridge and a librarian at Ramseur Public Library. She can be reached by e-mail at wjarrell@rtmc.net
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Simply Sandy – August 2009
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Simply Sandy – January 2012
By the time you read this the ball will have already dropped in Time Square and the curtain will have closed on what was 2011.
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Simply Sandy – December 2011
While it has been a long time since I was an angel clad in white, I still remember memorizing and proudly proclaiming the news of the Savior’s birth. There is still good news to tell.
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Simply Sandy – November 2011
We've tightened our belts, rolled up our sleeves and still have a mind to work and make things better for ourselves and our country. There are even those among us who dare to dream, against all odds have started businesses, are working and have put other people to work.
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Simply Sandy – October 2011
Count with me: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12. It's fundamental, pretty basic math. Let me ask you this question: When is a dozen not a dozen?
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Simply Sandy: September 2011
Danny Burgess of East Randolph Cabinet Shop is in the business of making things of value that are meant to stand the test of time.
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Simply Sandy: August 2011
Oh to see better! With more than one million people in the U.S. termed as legally blind, being able to see better is a major issue.
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Simply Sandy: July 2011
There is something to be said for “the first” in our lives, each bringing back a memory all its own. First step, first tooth, first day of school, first date, first kiss, and the list could go on and on. Life is full of firsts.
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Simply Sandy: June 2011
I’ve taken many a trip and not left Coleridge. So it was with the reading of “Deep River … the Little League Years” by Jones Lamar Howell.
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Simply Sandy: May 2011
This week I was hacked or, I should say, my e-mail account was.
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Simply Sandy – January 2012
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