SHCTC hosts farewell assembly for Tim Chadwell

Students at Southern Hills Career Technical Center staged a surprise assembly on December 18 to honor their retiring principal, Tim Chadwell.
While Mr. Chadwell was called to the district office under the guise of taking care of retirement matters, students and staff quietly gathered in the school’s dining commons.
As Mr. Chadwell returned, he was greeted with cheers and applause.
During the assembly, students expressed their appreciation for the help and direction Mr. Chadwell had given them during their time at Southern Hills.
Fourteen students, one from each career-tech program, sang “The Fourteen Days of Christmas” to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” naming career tech program-related items in the song. Mr. Chadwell was given gifts from the staff and the Southern Hills Board of Education, and even received a visit from Santa Claus (Tanner Burchett, Ag Mechanics student).
After speeches, a few tears, and well wishes for Mr. Chadwell’s new venture with Ohio Department of Education, students were treated to cupcakes from the Culinary Arts program before leaving school for the day.