<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Our guest speaker Tobin is a top quality person that would make an excellent Rotarian-- and at the moment he is just too busy as principal, parent, and having been principal during the pandemic and a 3 year reconstruction of the high school campus. But, let's give him a warm reception and invitation to collaborate more on community projects. I found a Beacon article from 2016, when he was about to start as principal. Consider bringing a guest.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)"><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)">Tobin Hahn, a graduate of Mendocino High School and current science teacher there, has been selected to take over as high school principal for Gail Dickenson, who is retiring at the end of this year.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)">Hahn graduated from Mendocino High School in 1990, then spent four years studying ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton University.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)">After graduating from Princeton, he moved to Santa Cruz and worked as a substitute teacher — a job well suited to supporting his then surfing habit.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)">In 1994, Hahn moved back to Mendocino after accepting a teaching position at the middle school. He worked there for four years before moving to the high school.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)">“I never set out to be a teacher, then work my way into administration. For the last eight to ten years I just haven’t been able to resist working on the bigger picture of the school. I love what I do in my classroom, but whenever there is something that needs to be done school-wide, I can’t help but jump into it, and I think a lot about it,” said Hahn.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)">Over the years, Hahn has taken on more leadership roles. The biggest has been coordinating the last three cycles of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges accreditation process, which is an ongoing six-year self-study of the school.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)">“I was the one who made sure everyone got it done on time, and compiled the reports. For a year and a half, I led all the stakeholder students, staff, and parents through the process of reflection and gathering information and making sure we were focused on determining our critical needs,” explained Hahn.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)">“I think my motivation for doing it, is that process of reflection and improvement. It is exciting for me to look at what we can do better and how we can function better together as a team,” said Hahn.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)">Hahn has also been spearheading the Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment program, which focuses on professional development and instructional strategies for new teachers.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)">In his new position as principal, Hahn hopes to concentrate on implementing the four areas of focus identified from the accreditation process.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)">The areas include creating a positive school culture, providing academic intervention for students, continuing to offer relevant programs, and an over-arching focus on improved communication.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)">“I think for me all those things we need to do are going to require some change, and it has to be change that is grown, not imposed. So my goal is, first and foremost, to create a culture that is open to and embraces that type of change and growth. One where we are able to look critically, but also be supportive and celebrate what we do well.”</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)">By creating this culture of growth, Hahn hopes to release the full creative potential of everybody at the school.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)">“Once you have that culture of growth and change, your creative programs and solutions start to come. Our student population and our staff have a lot of potential, a lot of creativity. Allowing them to release this is my goal.”</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)">Hahn is open to the path the school will take to meet these needs, but having a vision will help provide a focus and goal, he said.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)">“Imagine a river here and it is going to flow to the ocean. That is your vision and your purpose pulling you, and maybe something could change its course, but it is still being drawn. For me, my goal as a leader is to provide that gravity. To say, ‘Hey we are going in this direction and yeah we are going to do some meandering and the course the river charts I can’t predict, but I know we are going in this direction. That enables you to have things happen that you haven’t thought of. Maybe the solution for that time and that group of students is something unthought-of and you have to be open to that,” said Hahn.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)">Hahn will be starting his new position as principal on July 1.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)"></p><div class="gmail-time gmail-mng-originally-published" style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.5px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:-0.165px;background-color:rgb(251,251,251)">Originally Published: March 24, 2016 at 12:00 a.m.</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 24, 2024 at 11:06 AM Black, Margaret via Rotary <<a href="mailto:rotary@lists.mcn.org">rotary@lists.mcn.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hello Mendocino Rotarians,<div><br></div><div>Our regular meeting of the Mendocino Rotary will be held this Thursday, September 26th at 12pm in Preston Hall. I can't underline or say this enough - It is such a privilege to be part of the largest volunteer humanitarian organization in the world. Together WE MAKE MAGIC HAPPEN. ✨</div><div><br></div><div>We have several Rotary fundraisers in the works and need everyone's assistance to make these events successful. Remember 100% of the money earned goes back into our community so we can do the things we do (scholarships, grants, etc). As we are wrapping up the Dining Raffle, PLEASE make sure to bring in your outstanding tickets this week. ✔️ We are also in need of sponsors and raffle items for our Rotary Golf tournament on October 19th.<br></div><div><br></div><div>This Thursday our speaker will be Tobin Hahn. Tobin is the Principal of Mendocino High School and assists with coordinating our Interact program. This will be a great meeting, and one that you will not want to miss! 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