I hope this letter finds you well and enjoying another wonderful holiday season. The campus and mountains surrounding Hidden Lake Academy and Ridge Creek are in full holiday swing with the decorations in place and the crisp winter air surrounding us. The students have recently participated in our annual Winter Gala and we just had two amazing peer groups graduate. It is definitely a busy and exciting time here in Dahlonega.
It is with a heavy heart full that I write this letter. I want to be the one passing the news to you that I am leaving my position as the Director of Admissions/Public Relations for Hidden Lake Academy & Ridge Creek as of December 28th, 2006. I will be departing for Maternity Leave and will not be returning to my position. This decision has been personally and professionally very difficult for me. I have been a part of the Hidden Lake Academy & Ridge Creek dream for over seven years now and have seen both programs grow by leaps and bounds in my time here. I have made life-long friends while working with the best in the business and I know that the staff members here are making a difference in the lives of each student they touch! I owe a wealth of gratitude to Len for allowing me to participate in his vision. I am proud of the work I have done here and the relationships I have built with the students, families and consultants.
Never-the-less, life has given me a new opportunity and is taking me in a new direction one that will allow my family and I to be move back to the mid-west to be closer to our family. With our second child soon to arrive (just 3 weeks away now) we are ready to be geographically closer to family and to have a fresh start. I have the utmost confidence in both the Ridge Creek and Hidden Lake Academy programs and wish everyone there nothing but the best.
I have the utmost confidence in Billy Pichon who has been working with me in Admissions for the last seven months. He is wonderful with our incoming families and students and he has already made a significant and positive impact on our Admissions Department. Jeff Holloway, Assistant Headmaster, will be assisting him upon my departure.
Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions or concerns.
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