Leslie Wilson: Building Secretary
Mill Valley News: What is your job at Mill Valley? Describe some of your duties and responsibilities.
Leslie Wilson: I’m the building secretary. I help students and parents when they come to the office. I coordinate substitute coverage when teachers are gone, and I also answer the phone and the doors. I just do a lot of odds and ends, helping people when they come into the office.
MVN: Tell me about your background.
LW: I grew up in Topeka, Kansas on 20 acres of land. We had horses, a pond and dogs, so I kind of was the cowgirl but also a city girl at the same time. I was a horse girl until middle school, but I’m allergic to horses, and it just got to the point where I couldn’t breathe and just had too many hives and stuff. And I loved horses, but just couldn’t physically do it anymore. After middle school, I quit going to rodeos, team pinning, trail rides and stuff like that, so now that I’m older, you know, I still like horses, I just can’t pet them.
MVN: What do you currently do in your free time?
LW: Now I like to garden. This year, I grew tomatoes, jalapenos, corn, okra, lettuce, zucchini and strawberries. The past couple of days, I’ve had so many tomatoes and jalapenos that I’ve made homemade salsa, and it’s so delicious.
MVN: What made you come to Mill Valley?
LW: I wanted to be on the same schedule as my kids.
MVN: How long have you worked at Mill Valley?
LW: This will be my fourth year. I started when my daughter, [senior] Trinity [Wilson], was a freshman, so I’ve kind of just gone along with her.
MVN: What makes your job important to how Mill Valley operates?
LW: My job is important because there’s a lot of people that have questions or need help, and I’m here to provide answers to those questions, and if I don’t have the answers, then I try and find the answer just to help people out. Like I said, answering the phone, door and things like that.
MVN: What is your favorite thing about your job?
LW: My favorite thing is that it’s different every day. Also the interactions with the teachers, students and staff.
MVN: What is your favorite thing about MVHS?
LW: I mean it really, truly, is the people that make this place. I just love watching [students] come in and out of the office and interact with us and kind of learning about them and getting to know them, what’s going on in their lives and their future plans. Because there’s life after high school, and it’s an exciting road ahead of them.
MVN: Tell me about an item in your office or at your desk that is important to you.
LW: It’s a picture of my kids, and it sits on the side of my computer monitor.
MVN: What else should students know about you?
LW: If they have any questions or need anything, I hope they feel comfortable to come into the office and feel free to ask any questions that they might have. I’m here to help. Nothing is too big or too small, and I just love helping people.
