The Vent Pipe

It’s funny how things work out.  If anybody had told me in April or even in May that my top three choices of locations–Jefferson County-WV, Winchester-VA and my home county of Hampshire-WV–would all three give me the opportunity to interview and then that they would subsequently offer me a position at the local high schools, well I would never have believed it.  But that is exactly what happened.

I’m very thankful for having been giving the opportunity to decide between these three spots.  Although it was a difficult–loyalties at home, loyalties in Jefferson Co-my home away from home for the past four years, and the desire to work in Winchester–I made my decision last week, opting to sign with John Handley High School in Winchester.

I honestly thought all along that I would end up in West Virginia right out of school, and, in some ways,  I wish that I would have.  But, JHHS was just too good of an opportunity to pass up. I mean look at the place:

Besides being a beautiful facility, it’s also practical. Great space.  Great history.  Newly renovated.  State of the art technology.  The reputation as the sixth (or so?) ranked school in the state.  It’s privately endowed, even though it’s a public school.  An interesting opportunity.  Things just seem to work out that way.

Wish me luck as I start preparing for my first year of teaching!

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