CONWAY — For the past 10 years, Kennett High School Principal Neal Moylan has greeted students each morning on their way into the building. Like a dedicated postal carrier, he has done it through rain, sleet, snow and freezing temperatures — and he has loved every minute of it.
“I get to gauge if somebody is having a bad day coming in and can take immediate action, but most importantly I can build relationships that pay huge dividends, and that’s really what it’s all about,” he said.
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