[NFBWV-Talk] WVSB Article

[Sheri Koch]

Wow!!!   I’m surprised to hear this

Sheri

On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 9:38 AM Smyth, Charlene R via NFBWV-Talk <
nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I want to thank Karen Swauger for sharing this.
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> Tearful drive-through goodbye for Hardinger.
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> SUNRISE SUMMIT  A symphony of honking and cheering echoed around the
> parking lot of Covenant Baptist Church Friday afternoon as staff from the
> West Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind said their goodbyes
> (drive-through-style) to principal Camella Hardinger, who after 3 years is
> moving on.
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> Hardinger's position at the helm of WVSB is being eliminated, and it was
> easy to see the support and encouragement from her staff pouring from the
> long line of vehicles in the church parking lot with signs hanging from
> windows that read, Thanks for being a great principal, Never forget how
> awesome you are and a charmingly blunt, This sucks.
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> Hardinger was tearful as her well-wishing staff and friends drove by
> slowly, shouting and waving out of their windows, handing her gift bags and
> wishing her all the best on wherever her journey takes her next.
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> Holding balloons and some of her gifts, Hardinger tearfully said, I love
> the kids. I'm really going to miss them. I have a great staff, too.
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> Hardinger always kept a bowl of chocolate on her desk for staff and
> students, and she added with a tearful smile, Who's going to give them
> chocolate now?
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> She's currently in the process of applying for new positions, and while
> she doesn't know where her next job will bring her, she is keeping a
> positive outlook.
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> This is really hard, and I'm really going to miss everyone, she said. But
> God will place me where I need to be.
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-- 
Sheri Koch, President
National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia
304-993-5103