Back in mid-May, Mr. Boatwright held a brief staff meeting after school.  It was rather secretive and no one really knew what was the reason for the meeting.  We all logged into the Google Meet and Mr. Boatwright let us know that there was a school board meeting that evening.  At that meeting, he would be annouced as the new principal for the Phoenix Center here in Stafford County.  It would be a public thing after the meeting and he wanted the AGW staff to know from him that he would be leaving in July.  It was a very difficult meeting, to say the least.

At that point, plans were begun by several staff members for ways to let Mr. Boatwright how much we all love him.  Mr. Lane helped organize the staff to make a brief farewell video.  Ms. Sokol wrote and produced an original song that was playing in the background as we walked down the fall to the cafeteria for Boat's goodbye on our last day of school.  The song is amazing and we felt that it was proper to share with you all as well.  The lyrics are below so you can follow along.  Thank you, Ms. Sokol for such an amazing tribute.

Thank you Mr. Boatwright for getting us through good and bad times

It’s been quite a year don’t you think?

We’ve had to follow a brand new path with you leading the way 

And to show that we appreciate all that you do each day...

This one’s for you, the captain of our crew

This one’s for you, from the gold and maroon

You make this space a happy place we all want to come to

So here’s a thanks, this ones for you 

You’re a hit with all our students, they all look up to you 

And remembering those town halls and the 8th grade barbecue 

All the talks and all the smiles none of that goes unseen

Just like how you support each member of this Tiger team

This one’s for you, the captain of our crew

This one’s for you, from the gold and maroon

You make this space a happy place we all want to come to

So here’s a thanks, this ones for you

And those morning announcements they’ll never be the same

And when you’re walking down the halls on your very last day...

Just know we thank you Mr. Boatwright for getting us through good and bad times

You said the choice is ours and so we’ll make it a great day

And we know you’ve got a new path and new adventures wait for you 

You gave 17 years to this school for that you can’t be blue

This one’s for you, the captain of our crew

This one’s for you, from your gold and maroon

You made this space a happy place and we’re gonna miss you

So we mean it from our hearts when we say you’ve left a mark

Mr. Boatwright, this one’s for you.