The New School Year: School Headed in the Right Direction

By: Sabrina Whitaker and Morgan Powers

There hasn’t been a school year that HCHS principal, Mr.  Lasley hasn’t been excited about. New students, new graduates, and a new year, are all the things that make Mr. Lasley enjoy the summer ending and the school beginning.

Mr. Lasley has been principal of Hancock County High School for six years, and couldn’t imagine being at any other school. “I, the staff and all the administration are blessed with such great students. Sure, we may have our issues, but compared to schools nationwide, we are blessed.” Mr. Lasley really does put his full heart into his job.

Every year is like the previous; the only difference is making new rules and discarding some of the old. The main goal is to prepare students for college and get them ready for adult life outside of the school walls. “Yes, I admit, this year the rules are more strict, but we gave a little back, like the cell phone policy.” Said Mr. Lasley, “We didn’t just look at this school’s problems, we looked at many other schools too, because, this isn’t just about Hancock County, it’s nationwide. One school lets their students use their phones during lunch and we don’t mind students using their cell phones during lunch; we just want them out of the classroom. See, we’re just trying to meet you guys half way, but you guys have try and meet the other half. If this rule doesn’t hold up, then we can just go back to our old ways and take phones at lunch away.”

           The staff is working hard and the students are working equally as hard. Mr. Lasley is impressed by how well this school year has kicked off. Saying that we are ahead of schedule and love how the students have already adapted to the new schedule change. “One day, I took a trip around the school, during third period. It seemed as though everyone was participating with what they were doing. As visitors walk through they were astonished at how quiet the halls were, as though you could hear a pencil drop. I believe we are headed into the right direction, keeping things going.”