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Pankey's dress code
Author:
VINNY
ABBRUSEATO
The Herald-Sun
Letters to the Editor
September 16, 1998
I
commend Henry Pankey, the principal of Southern High School, for his
dedication to excellence. My son is in his second year at Southern, and
he enjoys school much more this year than last year.
At
first we discussed the dress code and he was somewhat unhappy. I
explained that Pankey was there to increase the level of education as
well as the image of Southern. After the first week of classes, my son
came to me and said I was right, that everyone looks good with his shirt
tucked in.
He
goes to school on Tuesday and Thursday dressed in a shirt and tie and
feels good about it. He has also met twice with Pankey and has said to
me: ``Dad, you were right, he does care about me, my education and all
the students at Southern. I am proud to be a student at Southern.''
L.
Cherry (``Learning, not dress code, should take precedence,'' Sept. 13)
said parents should think like teen-agers. I cannot think like a
teen-ager but would rather my son think like a young man preparing
himself for the future. Most workplaces have a dress code, and Pankey is
preparing these bright students for the future.
Thanks to Principal Pankey for doing a superb job at Southern. My family
is behind him.
Copyright, 1998, The Durham Herald Company
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