ConVal High School Principal Brian Pickering visits Monadnock Rotary
Posted by Sue Copley on Oct 11, 2016
Brian Pickering, ConVal High School PrincipalOn October 11th, the Monadnock Rotary club hosted our local high school principal, Brian Pickering, along with ConVal's School to Career Coordinator, Mary Lou O'Neil. Both shared information and examples of the changing culture and increasingly personalized teaching and learning at ConVal. Mary Lou described the internship program and many other specialized outreach programs that she coordinates. Mary Lou has also been very active in the "Fill the Void" initiative to raise funds for a new Visual and Performing Arts Center at ConVal, and serves on the ConVal Community Dollars for Scholars program that supports students in need who are going on to post-secondary education. The 2016 NH High School Principal of the Year, Brian shared information about how he and the staff and students are working together to raise the academic and behavioral expectations of everyone at the school. He explained how the culture of ConVal continues to evolve into one that integrates throughout all classes and activities the values of respect, collaboration, communication, and problem solving. Rotarians complimented Brian and Mary Lou on the sense of pride and the high level of engagement that are obvious when one visits the school. We appreciate Brian Pickering and Mary Lou O'Neill visiting Monadnock Rotary!