Principal's Corner
Todd Shumway: A little bit about me…
I was born in Colorado where I lived until 7th
grade when my family moved to Wyoming. I graduated in 1985 from Greybull
High School in a class of 38 students. In high school I was active in
football, basketball, track, student government, BPA, school plays, and
debate teams.
I attended Ricks College for two years on a
track scholarship and then the University of Wyoming for 3 more years to
graduate with a Bachelors of Education in Social Studies. It was in Laramie
that I met my wife Audra and was married in 1990. I completed my student
teaching in Cody, Wyoming and accepted a job in St. Anthony, ID as a Jr.
High teacher and coach for South Fremont School District.
After two years of teaching in St. Anthony I
accepted a high school social studies teaching position in Preston, ID
where we lived for 13 years. I also coached football, basketball, and track
for many of those years.
I received my Masters of Education in
Administration in 2007 and have been working for the Cottonwood School
District as the Principal of Prairie High School for the past 3 years.
I have 5 children Kyler, Ashley, Hailey,
Jessica, and Kade. My wife Audra is a dedicated mom and volunteers many
hours at the schools, at church, as a 4-H club advisor, and many other
activities in the community. Kyler will be a student athlete at Duke
University this fall. All of my kids are excited to move to Melba to meet
new friends.
My hobbies include hunting, fishing, camping,
writing, reading, movies, guitar, and anything else I can do with my family
and friends.
Favorite Quote: Teddy Roosevelt “Far better it
is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered
by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor
suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory
nor defeat."
Todd Shumway
Principal MHS
