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the homer horizon | April 25, 2019 | 5<br />
Greenan named principal<br />
for East Campus at LTHS<br />
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Jesse Wright<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
On April<br />
15, the<br />
Lockport<br />
Township<br />
High School<br />
District 205<br />
Board of<br />
Education Greenan<br />
named John<br />
Greenan the new principal<br />
of East Campus.<br />
Greenan is the vice<br />
principal at present and is<br />
to replace Principal Dennis<br />
Hicks when he retires<br />
at the end of the school<br />
year. Greenan is a 17-year<br />
veteran of the district, and<br />
he said it is an honor to be<br />
named principal.<br />
“I am honored and humbled<br />
to have this opportunity<br />
to be part of the leadership<br />
team and to be the<br />
East Campus principal,”<br />
Greenan said.<br />
Greenan started with<br />
the district out of college<br />
and was first hired as a<br />
social studies teacher and<br />
basketball coach. Since<br />
then, he has worked at<br />
both the Central Campus<br />
and the East Campus.<br />
But Greenan has been<br />
a fan of the district even<br />
before he worked there, he<br />
said.<br />
“My dad was a graduate<br />
of Lockport, and I was always<br />
hearing from my dad<br />
and my dad’s friends about<br />
how much pride they have<br />
in Lockport [Township]<br />
High School,” he said.<br />
Since then, he has come<br />
to understand that pride.<br />
“Throughout my 17<br />
years, I’ve been able to see<br />
the reason why so many<br />
people have great pride<br />
in the school district,” he<br />
said.<br />
Greenan said he does<br />
not foresee any specific<br />
challenges or needs for the<br />
school that he will address<br />
as principal, aside from<br />
those needs common to<br />
all schools, namely public<br />
safety and social media<br />
education.<br />
“The challenge of providing<br />
a climate of school<br />
safety and culture is vital,”<br />
he said. “We need to continue<br />
to promote the fact<br />
that we have a safe school,<br />
and that we have people<br />
here ready and willing to<br />
help. We want this to be a<br />
safe school environment.”<br />
Greenan was selected in<br />
part by incoming Superintendent<br />
Robert McBride,<br />
and, in a media statement,<br />
McBride praised Greenan’s<br />
history with the district.<br />
“Dr. Greenan is an excellent<br />
selection as principal<br />
of the East Campus<br />
because he is both present<br />
and has presence,” Mc-<br />
Bride said in the statement.<br />
“He has the knowledge<br />
and experience to lead the<br />
campus, and he also has<br />
the demeanor, confidence<br />
and connection with students,<br />
staff and parents<br />
necessary in the principal<br />
role.<br />
“At each stage in the<br />
many stages of the selection<br />
process, Dr. Greenan<br />
excelled, impressing interviewers<br />
with his knowledge<br />
of instruction, school<br />
operations, campus safety<br />
and vision for the future.<br />
He conveyed a true sense<br />
of servant leadership, combined<br />
with a clear sense of<br />
direction.”<br />
Police advise residents of phone scam<br />
Staff Report<br />
The Will County Sheriff’s<br />
Office shared earlier<br />
this month that the Illinois<br />
Sheriff’s Association is advising<br />
all Illinois residents<br />
that there is currently a<br />
phone campaign underway<br />
that is fraudulently using<br />
the name and phone numbers<br />
of the Illinois Sheriff’s<br />
Association. The ISA never<br />
solicits by phone but does<br />
conduct a direct mail campaign<br />
throughout Illinois<br />
endorsed by the individual<br />
Sheriff’s across Illinois.<br />
This mail piece goes out<br />
in February of each year.<br />
Telemarketing fraud<br />
costs billions of dollars<br />
each year. Phone solicitors<br />
who want people to “act<br />
immediately” or are offering<br />
a “too good to be true”<br />
opportunity are most likely<br />
fraudulent. It is advised<br />
if one has any doubts or<br />
is highly pressured to just<br />
hang up.<br />
One has the right to ask<br />
for the following information:<br />
the name, address and<br />
phone number of the organization<br />
for which they are<br />
soliciting; the name, address<br />
and phone number of<br />
the telemarketing firm; the<br />
percentage of every dollar<br />
paid to the telemarketing<br />
firm; and insisting on<br />
something in writing prior<br />
to making a pledge or commitment.<br />
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