As we all know this year CCHS got a new principal! I had the privilege of getting to sit down with Mr. Henderson and ask him some questions to get to know him a little better. He went to U of M Dearborn for his undergrad and got his master’s from Wayne State University. He didn’t always want to be a principal. In fact, when asked the question if he’d always thought he would be a principal, his immediate response was “no way.” Some other careers he thought about pursuing were teaching in a classroom or coaching, because he loves to interact with students and connect with them. That’s what drove him to be a principal: wanting to have a larger impact on schools to help the students even more. If he weren’t a principal right now, he’d be a full time missionary in Haiti, probably working in agriculture and sustainability.
Mr. Henderson has loved his time so far here at Calvin Christian. He has really enjoyed getting to know our staff, our students, and our community as a whole. He’s really looking forward to being at a smaller school and getting to develop relationships with all of our staff and students and learn everyone’s stories.
Outside of school, he enjoys skiing, both downhill and water, playing volleyball, spending time with his family, and connecting with teenagers. Also, according to Mr. Henderson, “life behind a mastercraft boat is a wonderful place to be.”
We all know that Mr. Henderson is always wearing some pretty nice suits, and I know everyone is just dying to know where he gets them. When I asked him where he gets his snazzy suits from, he said “great question” and told me that he gets them from Macy’s.
I also asked him a couple of rapid fire questions. He prefers tea over coffee–specifically black tea with cream and sugar. His favorite season is summer. He prefers dogs over cats, Apple over Android, and Michigan to Michigan State. When asked “Pineapple on pizza- yay or nay?” His response was yay, but remove the pineapples, so the pizza has the pineapple flavor, but none of the actual pineapples. And finally, his opinion on socks with sandals is “never ever.”
I’m sure that as time goes on we’ll get to learn more about our new principal and get to know him better, and I’m personally excited to see what he brings to CCHS and our community!
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