• 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.


     

Mr. Boatwright, Principal

This One's For You

Lyrics - This One's For You

  • 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.