Ms. Teresa Bailey, Heritage registrar, is retiring this year. Ms. Kimberly King, the current receptionist/switchboard operator, will be taking over the position. Bailey has worked as the registrar for eight years. She explains, “The registrar takes care of student demographics”. This role handles record-keeping for the school. Registering new students, sending senior transcripts to their next school, handling paperwork for foreign exchange students and updating student information in Infinite Campus are all part of the registrar’s duties.
King is currently training to fill the role. She says,”I’m super excited.” King originally pursued a path in early childhood education. Unfortunately, her training with kindergartners was cut back when the COVID pandemic began. She was searching for a full-time job when Ms. Emily Libbey (who was the reverend at Ms. King’s wedding) informed her of the receptionist opening at Heritage. King says, “I loved it and I haven’t looked back since.”
Bailey has enjoyed her time at Heritage, saying her favorite part was “interacting with students.” She gives student paperwork for their new jobs and other exciting opportunities. She also enjoys being in the counseling office and talking to students there. Bailey says, “I’ve been through two full courses of students … watching them walk in the door and watching them walk off the graduation stage.”
Bailey started her career in business administration, working at King Soopers for 20 years. When her son was born, she became a stay-at-home-mom and left King Soopers. After being an active parent volunteer for a while, she was offered a position at Hopkins Elementary School. She worked at Hopkins until her family moved to Mexico for six years. Upon returning, she was hired as the HHS registar.
Bailey says, “I’ll miss everybody and everything, but I’ll find a lot to fill my time. The one thing I’ve always wanted to do is have a garden, but as the registrar, I have three weeks off in the summer.” She adds, “I would like to [vist] national parks on the east coast.”