Q: What is it like having your kid at Mill Valley?
Counselor Erin Hayes: It’s been really cool. I’ve had one of my kids graduate from Mill Valley and then I have two others who attend Mill Valley right now. It is really fun to be around them. Luckily all of my kids have been good students. I think it could get awkward if there were discipline issues or if they didn’t do their work, but since they’re good kids, I think it makes it easier. It’s good to see them every day and keep tabs on them.
Media specialist Ashley Agre: I love it. I’ve been waiting my entire career to have my kid here. It’s great just getting to see him throughout the day and kind of knowing what he’s doing and getting to interact with him.
Science teacher Chad Brown: I think it’s really cool having him here in the building. I get to see him walking in the halls all the time. It’s also super convenient because he can come hang out in my room after school.
Q: What is it like having your parent work in the building?
Junior Elly Hayes: I think it’s good to have one of my parents in the building because I can always just go and talk to her. It’s just nice knowing that I have somewhere to go when I’m having a bad day.
Sophomore Miles Brown: It’s not that different having my dad in the building. However, some people I’ve never met will know who I am because they’ve had him for a class.
Q: What is the most difficult part about having your kid in the building?
Erin H: The one thing that I worry about is in my role here as a counselor. Sometimes I worry that there are students in their grade that don’t feel comfortable talking to me for fear of me thinking that I would go and say what they said to my kids, but I clearly wouldn’t. It’s just that kind of boundary of feeling confident enough to talk to your friend’s parents.
AA: I don’t think there’s any difficulties. He’s very responsible and he’s always on top of his work. I know he’s behaving in class so there aren’t any drawbacks. Honestly, it’s pretty great. I love every aspect of having him in the building.
Q: What is the downside to having your parent work in the building?
Freshman Evan Hayes: Whenever my friends see my mom in the building, they always like to look at me and yell about how that’s my mom.
Elly H: At the beginning of every school year, teachers call me out in every single class and they talk about how I am Mrs. Hayes’s daughter in front of the whole class.
