2008
Features
As baby carriages roll in, staff members head out
C helsea C allas
Staff Reporter
Staff members are
replacing their textbooks
with baby books as spring
brings new life, pregnancies
and excitement.
Excitement was definitely
the word to describe the
birth of science teacher
Jonathan Davies' little
girl on Mar. 29, as it
was much faster
than anyone had
expected. When his
wife, Pia, went into
nearly immediate
labor, Davies actually
delivered his own daughter,
Eleanor Jean, at home.
The paramedics arrived
shortly after the baby was
born, and although Davies
was disappointed the
ambulance didn't turn
on the siren, everyone
was fine. Davies
says he was so
happy the way
everything
turned out
because
delivering his
daughter was
an amazing life
experience.
"Words like miraculous,
awesome and amazing
are words meant for an
experience like that," Davies
said.
Michelle Olson,
counselor, has
* already left and is
planning on being
out for the rest of
the year after the
birth of her
second girl,
Hayden Lynn,
on Mar. 3.
\ And, although
Olson's
husband was hoping for
a boy, both parents are
"thrilled" with their new
baby girl.
"Having them look at
you with unconditional love
makes every minute with
them wonderful!" Olson
said.
Olson says she will
miss students and friends
at work
and that
the
school
was
very
Photographer remembers
Kennedy
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I'm always looking to
capture what Henri Cartier-
Bresson called, 'the decisive
moment.' I'm still working on
that!"
Kennedy has been
nominated for a Primetime
Emmy as executive producer
of NBC's, "The Taking of Flight
847/' and was writer and
Executive Producer of a two-
hour NBC pilot, "Shooter,"
starring Helen Hunt, based
on his Vietnam experiences.
"Shooter" won the Emmy for
"Outstanding Cinematography."
He has also become a well
known author.
"I've published several
books of work: Shooter, Photo
Op, Seinojf. In 2000,1 traveled
more than 250,000 miles to
38 states and seven countries
for my fourth book, Photo du
Jour: A Picture-a-Day Journey
through the First Year of the
New Millennium. Photo du
Jour was selected as one of
the best books of 2002 by
American Photo Magazine,
and the Smithsonian Institute
exhibited photographs
from the book in their Arts
& Industry Building in
Washington, D.C., one of the
largest photographic shows
ever mounted by there,"
Kennedy said.
Kennedy has come a
long way since his days as
a student, but praises the
opportunities WLHS provided
him, as well as the inspiration
he derived from the school.
"I'd just like to underscore
how important it is to be
curious in life, to look around
every comer in order to see
what's there. This applies
to everything you do in life,
and will serve you well as
you go forward," Kennedy
said, "This is especially true in
the world of journalism and
photography. It is part of my
secret to success."
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flexible in giving her time
off.
Kattie Riggs, Curriculum
Secretary, and Jamie Welle,
Student Services Secretary,
are also expecting.
Riggs is due June 16
with her first child, and
although she has not yet
chosen a name for her girl,
she said there is a "top
three list" which consists of
Laney, Peyton and Abigail,
although the list is subject to
change. Riggs didn't have a
strong preference of whether
she wanted a boy or girl.
"As long as it's healthy!
I was kind of hoping for a
boy first, assuming that we
would have both a boy and
a girl eventually, but I know
you can't predict
that stuff,"
Riggs said.
Welle is
expecting her
baby, due
Nov. 11, to
come early,
since her
one-year-old
son arrived
16 days
early. Welle
said she loves
everything
about being
a mom, but
is also ready
more changes
in her life.
"Everything changes
when you have a baby
(mostly for the better), but
the thing that I probably
miss the most is my time.
There is never enough time
when you have kids," Welle
said.
Welle will find
out whether her
baby is a boy or
a girl
in June and
said she
knows the
school will
be flexible
in giving
her time
off.
"The
school
was flexible
with my first
maternity leave.
It's still early
this time around
to do too much
planning, but
I'm sure they'll
be great again
about it," Welle
said.
Also expecting is Tonya
Dailey, Social Studies
teacher. She already has one
daughter, Genevieve, a little
over two years old, and is
preparing for a boy due Aug
8 .
"I hear with two children,
it's not only double the
work, its quadruple," Dailey
said.
Although Dailey and her
husband are still "grappling"
with names, one of her
former students is persistent
with his suggestion of
Ghenghis.
Dailey plans on
staying through
the rest of this
year, and taking
maternity
leave in the
? beginning
- of next year.
She says the
thing she
W will miss the
most about
school are
the interesting
discussions with
her students and
said, "You can’t
have that with an
infant."
Math teacher
Lindsay Harris is
due Aug. 22 will
also be staying
through the year,
but will take time off
during the beginning of next
year and return around the
first week of October.
Baby buzz is in the air.
Maybe it’s spring, or maybe
it’s due to the abundance of
young staff members, but
each due date will bring a
new dose of excitement.
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