Changing Of
The Guard
Table of Contents
Westview Junior High Principal Retiring
by Jerry Hostetler
teacher. He spent ten years at Garrett
“Awesome,” was the adjective
and during that time, Garrett adminisof choice for Paul Johnston, while
trator Gaylord Toll became his mentor.
describing his overall experience as
Westview’s Junior High Principal. Mr. “Gaylord helped me to become a good
Johnston became a part of the Westteacher and later encouraged me to
view administrative staff at the begincontinued on page 4
ning of the 2000-2001 school year and
he will be retiring at the completion of
this school year.
After attending the University of
Cincinnati and Athenaeum of Ohio in
Cincinnati from 1969-1974 he earned
degrees in philosophy and education.
In 1974, Mr. Johnston was offered
his first teaching position at Bishop
Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne,
where he taught Church History. In
1978 he joined the staff at Garrett
Junior-Senior High School where he
served as an English and social studies
Retiring principal Paul Johnston
Randy Miller Named New WJHS Principal
by Jerry Hostetler
Randy Miller, a 1999 graduate of
Noble High School where he taught
Westview High School, was named
social studies and coached soccer, from
Westview Junior High School princi2004 through 2009. He furthered his
pal replacing retiring principal Paul
education at Indiana Wesleyan UniverJohnston. After graduating from the
sity where he received his Master of
University of Southern Indiana, Randy Education and Administrative License
started his teaching career at West
Degrees.
His first job as an administrator
came in 2009 when he was named as
assistant principal at Lakeland High
School. Mr. Miller will finish the school
year at Lakeland and then he will make
his transition over to Westview.
According to the Westview school
board, there were thirty-three highly
qualified candidates interested in the
Junior High principal position. Parents, teachers, staff, other principals
and a board representative assisted in
the interview process.
New principal Randy Miller
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Columns
Healthy Hearts, Healthy Homes.......19
Heart of Missions...............................21
Recipe..................................................26
Smart Choices.....................................15
Spiritual Treasures............................... 9
Sports Scoop................................. 48-54
Spotlight on Nature...........................57
Contests & Puzzles
Clueless Crossword............................17
Coloring Contest.................................. 6
Drawing Contest.......................... 64, 69
Gold Coin Contest..............................17
Mystery Farm Contest.......................70
Word Search........................................17
Everything Else
Classified Ads .....................................11
Community Calendar .................. 68-69
Display Advertiser Listing........... 71-72
Hometown Church Listings..............56
Kids’ Club (Birthday Page)................... 7
LaGrange County Council ................18
LaGrange County Library..................58
Shipshewana Town News..................16
Townwide Garage Sales..................62
Topeka Town News............................20
Townwide Garage Sales...................60
Westview School Board .....................16
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