After a long and successful career, Rose Hill High School Principal Shannon Haydock announced his retirement following the school year.
Haydock taught and coached for nine years, was the assistant principal and activities director at Valley Center for six years, and was the assistant principal at Rose Hill for three years before moving into the principal position.
“The 17 total years at Rose Hill has given me lots of experience,” Haydock said. “I’ve seen lots of students come and go, lots of students excel in both the classroom and in activities that they were a part of, and it’s been a really good run.”
Following his retirement, Haydock plans to further his career endeavors and spend his time growing and learning new opportunities and skill sets.
“I am looking and dreaming and having some new goals and aspirations as a career or as a part-time employee somewhere,” Haydock said. “So with that said I have a couple things going and a couple irons in the fire. Just going to take it one day at a time and really look at it and see what’s out there. I’ve got a list of some things that I’m going to study and some things I’d like to do. We’ll just have to see what comes.”
Looking back on his seventeen years at Rose Hill, Haydock is proud of what the high school has overcome and accomplished.
“When I first came to Rose Hill it was very refreshing to me personally and professionally,” Haydock said. “The attitude of the staff, it just felt very helpful. I wanted to maintain that and grow that and to this day it still feels that way. The kids have always been great. Being a building administrator comes with challenges of every kind. We’ve had some really tough days or weeks, a few tough semesters, but we’ve had really good times. We’ve had a lot of things to celebrate. Whether it was state or league championships, seeing students graduate and excel in the community and in their post secondary. I think our ultimate mission was met over and over with giving those students the opportunity to learn and grow as individuals and being apart of teams and excel after high school.”
As Haydock waves goodbye and steps into a new season of life, his legacy and efforts will forever be remembered.
“I appreciate all the support that’s been given to the high school and me from the community,” Haydock said. “We’ve had some great administrators in the district that have helped and supported us. It takes a lot of people to run a successful district and have a successful school system, and just being apart of that has been really rewarding.”
