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uncle Princioal I Graduat BY SUSAN USHER Mountaineers would describe David Corley as "a sc long drink of water." >n The Pittsburgh. Pa., native stands lean and lanky, m with the easy, muscular grace of an athlete, a grace that dc belies the energy underneath the skin and muscle and bone?an energy reflected in his eyes. he His goal as West Brunswick High School's new principal is simple: "The thing that would make me feel good 'n at the end of the year is for students to have respect for rc their school and be proud of the education they receive," he said. ne "I'd like for them to say. It was tough: they expected a sh lot. but I made it I'm rcallv nrniifl I trat a In,.I .I WJftrl f r ... . J vuu i "U.J ?? oiuuvtu at HVOI Brunswick High School.' " That respect lias to be earned, he added. The Pt graduate, the student, has to feci the school has given ca him direction, the academic or work-related skills he sc needs as a foundation for the future. Beaching Corlcy's goal will require some of the m finesse of a juggler on his part, a balancing act that in- >n eludes parents, administrators, faculty members, students and the community at large. hi While he hadn't had much contact with parents at the of first of the school year and is still learning his way around the community, both faculty and students im- nc press Corley. U' He said there are a great number of teachers at West ce who "work liard and care a great deal about students " As for the students. Corley sees promise. "There's a healthy attitude. Maybe it's newness, but hi they seem to have a healthy respect for authority. <-'C Without that there's not much opportunity for learning to take place." The kids also are friendly, he added, with a "liar- wi mony" among the student body apparent sa "That's the kind of thing you need to keep regenerating." he continued. "These are good kids; they W come from good homes. They want to respect authority." "< He seeks a balance of interests at the school. ar A six-foot, four-inch basketball standout at West c' View High School who entered Ohio Wesleyan on a partial T basketball scholarship. Corley appreciates the importance ol an athletic program. But the f ormer coach wants si the same kind of community support for the school's si academic program and for the arts as exists for revenue f? sports such as football and basketball. uc This includes generating increased student interest in advanced classes and perhaps putting on something "I like a schoolwide musical. su Whatever the specifics, he notes, "This is the community's school. We will be as successful as the com- di munity is supportive." la 45, SEA IPS? CA "ALL T Hv Res. ? CARPET VINYL GUARANTEED 1 I- KKK padding with purchas Over 20 years | 5 Year Warranty 5-Year Warranty 5 Year Wi Sculptured Plush 18 01 Corr Carpet Corpet Carp 1*6" h , tcti O ?) fd o tq ,(J v iq A CLEAR SOLUTION 1 age ?*! 9ff?? >'* gg* "j r?3crr-? DovOi? 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It's not a question of what the school's leaderlip wants, but w hat the organization needs?how to get om where we are to where we want to go." In his own life. Corley follows a similar mapping plan, dling together the experiences he needs to reach his ircer goal of someday serving as a superintendent of hools. West's new leader grew up in Pittsburgh, the son of a an who gave up a post as a university dean of men to go to labor relations as a management representive. "He got out of education because he couldn't support s family the way he wanted to." said Corley, the oldest the closeknit family's three boys. With that lesson firmly in mind, Corley had not plan d to become an educator. After a senior year at the diversity of Pittsburgh, he applied for and was acpted at Pitt's dental school. Instead, Corley found himself accepting a friend's relest to help out at a private school near Norfolk. Va. He ught sixth grade without a teaching certificate and ached basketball and football while considering his ture in dentistry or medicine. "I was having such a good time teaching and working itti the kids 1 never got back to dental school," Corley id. Instead he began work on a master's in education at illiam & Mary, where a professor urged him into school Inunistration. Ho worked for 12 years as an elementary id junior high principal and assistant high school prtnpal an earned his doctorate in education, working In irk County near Williamsburg. When his old boss moved to Harrisonburg us iperlntcndent, Corley went along us assistant iperintcndent in cluirge of instruction, a past he held iur years while learning how much he didn't know about (ministration. "I liad moved up the ladder quickly," he recalled, lot I didn't have the experience or age to fx- a perintendcnt." So he moved out of educabon temporarily to gain a fferent kind of experience, selling corrugated box coniners to industrial clientele. , COAST RPETS > s or ilooki\o" /y 130 Shollotte NC J42 3385 Bus. 754 9838 RKMODELIING INSTALLATION t* <)f carpi't lOffiT thru Sept.) experience orranty 3 Year Warranty ManninQton unerciol Grass No-Wax et Carpet Vinyl I yd *4 *q fd 0 vq yd rO ENERGY W^STE W?ndOw? /indows M S 9HBI ore TOO! M BH | n,? i HL, rtairileedfil i Products Co., Inc. >ceon Isle 579-4644 ^ ^ ^ J THE KKL N'SV si in ants Df West "It was a valuable experience," he said, one with skills tliat carry over into his job as administrator. "Education is a selling experience. A superintendent must sell a good educational product." Corley also believes in packaging his educational product in the best possible light. He returned to Virginia, to Winchester near the West Virginia line, as a principal, but not (or long. After hearing North Carolina's Associate Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dudley Flood, sneak on several occasions, he decided to move south. "I felt Virginia was going to stall out, that it was on a plateau in terms of local contributions to education," he said. "Klood impressed me with the state and its future directions." That contact with Flood led him to accept the prim cipalship of Folk Central High, a school of about 650 students in grades seven through 12, located in I'olk County near Hcndcrsonville and Tryon. Corlcy and his son, Hen, 13, are living in a condominium at Ocean Isle Beach, while the rest of the family stays behind in Columbus. N.C. Ben is a student at Shallotte Middle. Corlcy's wife, Doris, is an executive secretary to a consulting firm, and his daughter, Sarah, plays volleyball and basketball at I'olk Central, where she Is a junior. Not wanting to leave tier friends, "She'll stay there as long as she tuis the choice," said Corley. Of the Polk schools, he recalled from tiis arrival there, "They needed a great deal." He likened the divisions and internal strife in the system to iwist occurrences in the Brunswick school system In Polk, he indicated, the political infighting centered around an extended day pilot program. After two years at Polk Central, he applied for the principal's Job at West. "Polk bounty's assistant I=1 114i rlT?] BIG SAVINGS ON MICROWAVE OVENS G.E. Large Capacity, Cook By Time Or Temperature. No. $309?? JET 212 * G.E. Spacemaker Microwave, Auto Cook, Auto Roast, Auto Defrost. No. JVM64 G.E. Spacemaker II, Auto SOALCOO Roast With Probe. No. JEM31 ZOJ BIG SAVINGS ON DISHWASHERS G.E. 5 Cycle Built-in, 10 Year $OQQ00 Tub Warranty. No. GSD500. *yr G.E. Potscrubber, Temp. Sensor System. No. GSD600. . . s34S?? BIG SAVINGS ON RANGES G.E. 30" Range Standard Oven. No. JBS03 *324?? G.E. 30" Range Continious Clean Oven. No. JBC26F. . . . 429^ BIG SAVINGS ON DRYERS G.E. Large Capacity Dryer, 4 Cycle*. 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