Interview with Dr. Coln
Q. Where did you grow up?
A. I was born in Kinston, NC and moved to Cabarrus County when I was 4.
Q. What college did you go to?
A. I went to UNC Charlotte for all of my degrees.
Q. What did you do before you became a principal?
A. I was an 8th grade science teacher for 6 years and then I was an Assistant Principal of Instruction for 3 years then I became a principal.
Q. Why did you want to become a principal?
A. I always wanted to work in education but I wanted to become a principal to have a great impact on a large amount of students.
Q. What is your favorite food?
A. My favorite food is cheesecake.
Q. What is your favorite thing to do?
A. I like to spend time with my family and jog.
Q. What is your favorite TV show?
A. My favorite TV show is NCIS.
Q. Describe your family.
A. I have an 8 year old son named Dylan who is in second grade. I have a 4 year old daughter named Savannah who is in preschool.
Q. What is your favorite type of music?
A. I like country music.
Q. What are your favorite restaurants?
A. My favorite restaurants are Olive Garden and Sogo.
Since we assume that you probably know a lot about bullying already, we wanted to give you a report about bullying at J.N. Fries.
We interviewed a sixth grader in Stem on anti-bullying. She said she never experienced any bullying and has never seen it at J.N. Fries. When we asked her what would she do if she had a million dollars to prevent bullying, she said she would make school students take a survey to see if there was any bullying in their school. The school with the least bullying results would receive the money (the students wouldn’t know what the survey was really for). Also, she classified a bully as someone who physically or mentally hurts you. We could not agree more to that statement, and if you do experience or see any bullying, tell Ms.Eveland or fill out a bullying sheet.
We also interviewed a seventh grader from IS. When asked, “Why do people bully?” This student answered that most bullies put other people down to make themselves feel better or exclude others because they don’t want to hang out with them. We also asked what they have been or would be doing to prevent bullying, and they said that they stand up for the ones being bullied and hang out with them so that they never feel alone. Lastly, we asked who was being bullied the worst and the advice they would give them. They said that those who were being excluded had it the worst. They said that they often ended up with few friends which caused them to fall behind in school because they were worrying about everything else. They said that the advice they would give them would be to go to a teacher or the guidance counselor and ask for help; they said that talking to friends you trust is great, but won’t help fix the problem.
Finally we interviewed Dr. Coln for an adult’s perspective of bullying. She said that she has not seen any students being bullied and if there were cases reported they were quickly addressed. She also said to tell a staff member or a teacher if you are being bullied.
“When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.”
― Chris Colfer
We interviewed a sixth grader in Stem on anti-bullying. She said she never experienced any bullying and has never seen it at J.N. Fries. When we asked her what would she do if she had a million dollars to prevent bullying, she said she would make school students take a survey to see if there was any bullying in their school. The school with the least bullying results would receive the money (the students wouldn’t know what the survey was really for). Also, she classified a bully as someone who physically or mentally hurts you. We could not agree more to that statement, and if you do experience or see any bullying, tell Ms.Eveland or fill out a bullying sheet.
We also interviewed a seventh grader from IS. When asked, “Why do people bully?” This student answered that most bullies put other people down to make themselves feel better or exclude others because they don’t want to hang out with them. We also asked what they have been or would be doing to prevent bullying, and they said that they stand up for the ones being bullied and hang out with them so that they never feel alone. Lastly, we asked who was being bullied the worst and the advice they would give them. They said that those who were being excluded had it the worst. They said that they often ended up with few friends which caused them to fall behind in school because they were worrying about everything else. They said that the advice they would give them would be to go to a teacher or the guidance counselor and ask for help; they said that talking to friends you trust is great, but won’t help fix the problem.
Finally we interviewed Dr. Coln for an adult’s perspective of bullying. She said that she has not seen any students being bullied and if there were cases reported they were quickly addressed. She also said to tell a staff member or a teacher if you are being bullied.
“When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.”
― Chris Colfer