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A few moments ago, Arcata High Principal Ron Perry — whose contract was not renewed at the last meeting of the Northern Humboldt Union High School District — sent out the following message to the school community:

On Tuesday, the Board of Trustees approved my reassignment to a teaching position in the District for the next year.

When I arrived in this role nearly two years ago, I set forth the goal of fostering a culture of respect and kindness and a place where students are inspired to achieve.

Over the past few days, the kind words and expressions of gratitude have lifted me and reminded me that AHS is on its way to embodying the culture described in our goals. Though I will not return as Principal of AHS in the fall, I will be honored to remain part of the Northern Humboldt team. This past week has illustrated to me the strength of our bonds. United, I am certain we can achieve any goal we set for ourselves. I look forward to working with our entire community to inspire students this spring and finish the year strong.

With this in mind, I am asking our collective student body to embrace the challenge of working together with teachers and staff to reflect the goal stated in our AHS mission statement, “empowering students to reach their full potential.” So, in the coming weeks and months, I am asking students to make the most of their learning opportunities by arriving to classes on time and engaging in learning every minute of each class period.

As for me, I plan to focus on the students of AHS as well as the team of teachers and staff who make it all work. I have said in the past, “Together, we can accomplish more.” I have repeatedly challenged our students to be “Tigers on the RISE.” With this in mind, I am determined to work together to foster a respectful and safe learning community where engaged students are inspired to achieve.

Wishing you all the very best. It is great to be a Tiger.