Jiana Rush
Assistant Editor-In-Chief
Mrs. Kemp, Ironwood’s new Athletic Director, and Assistant Principal was interviewed by Eagle’s Eye staff to get a glimpse of what it is like being the newest member of Ironwood’s team.
Kemp just started working at Ironwood this year, this semester being her second. She says that this year has been spent learning the ropes here and getting a feel of how Ironwood works. “I love it so far! This is a great place to work”, she says. Kemp is experienced in the educational field; she spent 13 years as a teacher and was also a girls’ varsity basketball coach for about ten years. She and her family moved from Colorado to Arizona, which is when she made the switch to being an administrator. “When I decided I wanted to become an administrator I got my certification and license and interviewed with different places. I was fortunate enough to get an interview at Ironwood and I was really excited when I did because I’ve heard this was such a good school.”
Being the Athletic Director, she has many responsibilities, some of which consist of overseeing the games, competitions, security at the games and making sure that everything runs smoothly at these events. Kemp reflects on working at other schools: “It’s very exciting to be at Ironwood because we have a lot of elite sports teams here. I’ve never really been a part of a school where the teams were in tournaments and had won the state championship. We have a lot of successful teams and incredible coaches here and I’m very fortunate to be working alongside them”.
When asked how she felt about her first year, she says it has all been new to her but she is feeling “more at home” and “more comfortable”. Her goals this year consisted of “getting really good at what she does” and learning as much as possible. Kemp’s goals for next year are for people to recognize our great students and their commitment and success with sports. Kemp says, “I really want people to know Ironwood for our sports programs and our community; I want us to be well known throughout the state”.
On behalf of the Eagle’s Eye and Ironwood’s students, we are happy to have you and grow with you as the eagles we all are!
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