Dr. Page enlightens Leadership class on effective management
Magnet students attended Dr. Page’s leadership seminar, which he does every year for the new freshmen.
August 28, 2015
Philip Page, NC’s former principal, came this past Monday providing a leadership seminar to the 2019 freshman Magnet leadership class. Dr. Page has spoken seven consecutive years on this topic.
Dr. Page telling the story of how he was once responsible for driving busloads of students.
Page resided over NC’s halls for seven years as principal, and now serves as assistant superintendent of a series of Cobb County schools. His journey did not result from luck and good fortune, but a simple following of the lighted pathway. Page began as a junior in high school driving a school bus, speaking of the experience as more of a leadership opportunity rather than a burden. “Leadership sets you apart,” Page said.
The benefits of this seminar appeared immediately apparent, as Page told his stories of scoutship and rough roads to success as he brought up his first time at NC as principal. He vividly described the mechanics of NC’s staff as the inner-workings of a clock: “You don’t come in as the new person and change the dynamic when you don’t even know where you fit into the mechanics. All I could do is stand back and observe for a year until I knew my place.”
Page’s talk riveted the class, hitting a nerve within the group of young students.
Page discusses ways to be an example for other students, different types of leaders, and tells his own tales of leadership.
“No single group can have a bigger impact on this school besides you. You better be able to look back and back on how it was, and see how you changed it. If you can’t, then you should be disappointed,” Page said.
Page mentioned that he will in fact return in September to further exemplify leadership to the eager group. Until then, the magnet freshmen will continue to utilize the learned skills in their own leadership course, taught by sociology teacher Samuel Fraundorf and AP Comparative Government teacher Jennifer Biddy.
