Principal
January 30, 2008
Gary Parrish - Principal
Contact: (940) 720-7930
Email
Address: gary.parrish@henrietta-isd.net
Personal
Biography
Family:
Married – wife –
Mary Parrish
Children – 2 - Shannon Fletcher & Brian Parrish
Grandchildren – 3 – Ben Fletcher – 7th grade
Conner Fletcher – 6th grade
Cody Fletcher – 4th grade
Education:
High school – Pampa High School
College – West Texas A&M (Bachelors Degree) Major field was Business & Health/PE
Tarleton State University – (Masters Degree) – Education
Work Experience:
35 years experience in education as teacher, coach, and administrator. 16 years in Henrietta.
Philosophy of Education:
Education is the one thing in life that makes a democratic nation unique from all forms of government. Education in a democratic society is guaranteed while it is something that is frowned on in many other societies. Our job as educators is to expose students to a myriad of thoughts and ideas that will pique their interests to the point that they, as individuals, will dig deep into their inner selves to come up with thoughts and ideas that will make this nation an even greater one than it already is. Young people are the hope of this world. We are here to lay the groundwork so that these young people can step out into the world and instantly make it a better place. Without knowledge a person cannot go anywhere in life past ordinary manual labor. Education/knowledge allows a normal person to go past manual labor and into the realm of creativity. Creativity is the main factor that has come up with such great ideas as computers, cell phones, I-pods, etc. These ideas and thoughts came from an ordinary young person who took education seriously and chose to cross into that realm of creativity. Education is the bridge which everyone takes from being ordinary into this world of creativity and success.
