Michael Welch Quotes

"(FHS) is going to be much more representative of our society. I greatly look forward to getting working with the whole school."
-Michael Welch

"I have four young children I will be spending time with, ... I do expect to be one of the first people here and one of the last to leave."
-Michael Welch

"I want to continue what (former Principal) Ralph Olsen has done, but I'm not Ralph Olsen."
-Michael Welch

"Education is the great equalizer in society. It can be the thing that lifts (students) out of their predicaments - they could be first generation immigrants, it could be poverty, or overcoming the stereotypes associated with race and ethnicity."
-Michael Welch

"The public high school needs to be all things to all people. We have to provide the challenge for those who have to option of private school. At the same time we need to serve the needs of those who don't."
-Michael Welch

"We have this cache of drugs managed by the [Virginia Commonwealth University] pharmacy."
-Michael Welch

"In Newton there are two high schools serving fairly different populations."
-Michael Welch

"I absolutely loved high school."
-Michael Welch