“5 Questions With…” is a new monthly column that will feature 5-question interviews with the students, faculty, and staff at Law that are making news in and out of the classroom.

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March 1, 2016

By Emily Carroll – News Editor

Assistant Principal Mr. Marko recently sat down with The Advocate to talk about his first year at Law.

Emily Carroll: How has it been being assistant principal since we have last spoken?

Mr. Marko: It has been great. I really enjoy being apart of the Law community. I love being able to be inside the classrooms, but also being in a position where I am meeting the students and talking with them, hopefully helping them in ways that they can achieve what they want to achieve.

EC: Who have you really connected with here at Law?

MM: Everyone in the building has been so accommodating and welcoming and are really helping me through. Coming in with the year already started was very difficult because the routines and everything were already set. So everyone has been extremely helpful and patient with me, as well, but I have to say that the administrative team, both Mrs. Drew and Mr. Thompson, have been helping me along and just making sure I am going on the right path because I do not want to come in and screw up with everything already going so well.

EC: How different has it been from being a dean?

MM: Well, the roles are different in that although I have to deal with the discipline issues, especially some of the bigger ones, I am in the classrooms more and am able to work with the teachers more. Being a dean you deal much more with the students, so this role still allows me to deal with the students with the discipline, but I also get to be in the classroom and help them academically, as well.

EC: Are you looking forward to any of Law’s big events coming up?

MM: I am looking forward to everything. I love this spring time during school because there is so much excitement going around especially with the seniors. I am looking forward to the prom and the cotillion and all of those things that really show the spirit of the school and all of the things we love about High School. I am looking forward to Maren Day. I was not apart of the one last year, but I look forward to being apart of it this year. I am looking forward to seeing this year’s class graduating and then seeing everyone else advance another year.

EC: What are some things you have discovered about Law that has made you feel welcome?

MM: The spirit. That is the biggest thing. Everyone is just so happy to be here. There are not a lot of places like that, where sometimes it’s half of the population. Here it seem like it is everyone. People are walking around with smiles on their faces and really enjoy being here. If you come here at 6:30 in the morning there are already students here. If you are still here 6:30 at night there are still students here. People just enjoy being here and I think that is great to have  in a community where people feel so comfortable and love being a part of the school. The teachers are even here after hours. You go to some schools and it is like a ghost town and here it is not which is great to see.