Our teachers have always dressed professionally. They see themselves as role models for the students. Of course, as athletics are the center of the universe, I am thinking she means basketball. Instead it's a crime watch program. Students are trained to watch for unsafe situations.
Kids know better than anybody else what's going on.
I feel like it helps good kids take over their own school. A teacher since 1977 and principal at Tichenor for the past nine years, Mrs. Riffle says she feels very hopeful about the future of education. Technology has made a great difference. And I think people are beginning to understand the importance of teachers. Myself, I am feeling hopeful, too.