Hagar takes reins at Boyd
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Hagar has been named the new principal at Boyd after longtime principal Eva Ferrell opted to leave to pursue a teaching career in Rutherford County.
Hagar will stay busy as she will continue to operate as the school?s athletic director and its high school girls basketball coach.
?People have told me now that I?m principal I?ll probably be busier because I?ll have to go to more school events,? said Hagar. ?Well I went to every school event anyway so I don?t know how I could go to any more.?
Boyd began classes Tuesday which means Hagar has been immersed in a flood of registration activity this week. She?s looking forward to getting a few weeks of school under her belt.
?It?s been a hairy transition,? Hagar admits. ?But once I get settled into a routine and the day-in, day-out duties, it will get better. Right now I?m pulled in so many directions. I?m involved in all this registration work and then someone calls me about scheduling golf because I?m still handling all the sports schedules.?
Hagar says she?s received positive comments from other teachers about her promotion, most of them thankful Boyd president C.N. Womack decided to hire a principal from within.
?Since I?ve been here, I know what it?s like and I know what the teachers need,? said Hagar. ?I?m calling this the year of change because I want to make it more upbeat here and pick up morale. I?m looking for more school spirit.?
As the new school year begins, one big change is the renovation work taking place in the gym. School officials are proud of the gym?s new hardwood floor and new bleachers are on the way.
Hagar said Boyd will also be serving breakfast twice a week.
In addition to being a Boyd teacher since 1995, Hagar?s two children attend Boyd. Jonathan is a senior while Jessica is a sophomore.
?Boyd is home to us,? said Hagar.
Even though she?s been promoted, Hagar says it?s still OK for the students to call her coach Hagar. Anyone who knows her realizes she won?t spend much time behind her desk.
?I want to be around campus and be visible,? said Hagar. ?Mr. Womack says he wants to give me a pedometer so he can know how much I walk a day. I want to be stuck in this office as little as possible.?
Jeanne and her husband, Gary, have been married for 22 years and they live in Doyle. She?s a member and attends Arlington Church of Christ.
Greta Hoover has been hired to take Hagar?s place and teach PE, wellness and science. Other additions to the Boyd faculty include kindergarten teacher Tina Boivin and high school science teacher Jenny Daniel.