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to better help themselves pre
pare for retirement,” said
Smith.
The decision to retire from
the school system and go into
a different direction was not
an easy decision for Smith
and his wife, Sandy.
“We prayed a lot,” said
Smith. "Perry High has been
an important part of my life
more than what most people
could imagine.
“The decision to enter the
education field was not a deci
sion made lightly," Smith said
of his earlier years.
“Back in high school, I had
an industrial arts teacher,
Tribble
are too hot for folks to get
outside.
The lowest obesity rates
were in New England and
the West where people are
more active, but even those
obesity rates are on the
rise.
The study indicates it is
now settled once and for all
that obesity does increase
the risk of death and dis
ease. It is now listed as the
second leading preventable
cause of death in the Unit
ed States, right behind
smoking.
Past studies have sug
gested overweight was less
of a problem as people grow
older. This study found
many more deaths among
overweight people of all
ages, especially those more
than 75 years of age.
According to this study,
more adults and children
are overweight than ever
before, with 55 percent of
American adults weighting
more than their ideai body
weight.
“The message is we re too
fat and it's killing us. We
need to come up with ways
as a society to eat less and
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W.J. Webb. He planted the
seed about teaching in me. I
decided teaching was what 1
wanted to do. It was a very
good choice. It has given me
the opportunity to touch a lot
of lives and, I hope, to have
had a positive impact in
most.” said Smith.
Smith said being principal
of Perry High has meant “a lot
of our leisure time as a family
was spent around school
activities. Our children, Paul
and Stephanie, were raised
around school activities like
ball games. One Act plays,
and such. I had to be there
and they had to be there so I
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exercise more,” a
spokesman for the Ameri
can Cancer Society said.
Finally, the story is told
about a big fat man who
was trying to cross the
street when this little lady
driver accidentally hit him
with her car. She just
bumped him a little b ut
didn’t really hurt him.
The lady driver told the
man she was afraid she
didn't have enough gas to
go around him.
Remember, the experts
say eat less and exercise
more if we w'ant to live
longer. Probably wouldn’t
hurt to try' it and see if they
are right.
(Bob Tribble, who is pres
ident of Houston Communi
cations, is within five
pounds of his ideal body
weight. He eats carefully
and maintains a healthy
lifestyle.)
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could have some time with
them. But Sandy and I made
the choice to do that. 1 would
n’t have done it any other
way.”
The idea of retiring started
about 4 years ago. “First, 1
want to say, 1 have a really
big. deep faith in God. Every
decision you make in life, you
have to pray. Big decisions
require a lot of praying. I don’t
want to be out of His will. God
placed me at Perry High. I
iirmly believe that. The, suc
cess we’ve had over the years.
I credit to Him," Smith said.
“Yet, I am a realist. 1 try to
plan to look to the future in
all aspects of iife. In fact, one
of the questions I ask my
teachers is ‘What are you
going to retire to,’ not from?"
said Smith.
“So many retire without a
plan. I’m only 53. I’m young. I
started looking what my
options were. Danny Hope
with VALIC and I discussed
the possibility of my joining
VALIC and over a three-year
period. I came to think this is
what 1 wanted to do with my
life," Smith said of his deci
sion.
“Danny and I talked. He
came last winter and asked if
1 was serious about making
tin change. He knew I u'as
getting close to retirement.
Last spring, they offered me
the job. They wanted me to
start in January 2000,"
explained Smith. “I went to
see Dr. Charles Holloway and
asked permission to retire
mid-year. Dr. Holloway was
very positive and said he
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me.”
The road to this new adven
ture was not easy. Smith said
he had to pass several securi
ty tests and “the tremendous
amount of studying it took"
him.
“When you are more than
50 years old and you haven’t
studied in a while. It can be
scary," Smith said of his
preparation time.
“My biggest challenge with
this new job will be trying to
educate people on why they
should invest in a tax shelter
annuity. I can personally say
it has made it where my
lifestyle will not be changed
once I retire. I’ll probably
bring home more money in
retirement than when I
worked," said Smith. “That is
literally what it does.
“Compounding is the key.
I’ve been with VALIC for about
20 years or more as a cus
tomer. I believe in it. This will
be fun," said Smith.
The Smiths are excited
about the changes this will
bring. There have been a lot
of times we could have been
involved with other things but
school functions came first.
Now we’ll be able to pick and
choose what we do," said
Smith.
The Smiths have talked
about visiting a friend in Ger
many during the early part of
June next year, something he
was never able to do before
because of school obligations.
According to Smith, Sandy
still has to work another three
years before she retires and
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both children are still in col
lege; however, they are looking
forward to the future.
“We’ve been blessed. We’ve
done a lot of things we wanted
to do and I expect we will con
tinue to do that," said Smith,
adding he went elk hunting
last October.
Smith says he will miss the
day-to-day contact with the
students, but acknowledges
he is “physically tired when it
comes to the after school activ
ities. Being able to pick and
choose will be a nice change."
He said he will not miss
“having to deal with some of
the dumb decisions that some
kids make that affect them
and others."
Holloway said, “ Anytime
you lose someone with his
experience, you are always
concerned about finding the
right replacement. Phil Smith
did a great job. We wish him
the best. It will be hard to
replace him.”
The School Board does not
have a list of possible replace
ments for Smith. A selection
committee was formed to pro
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desired traits for the next
principal. Among the traits
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Holloway said the Board
hopes to have a new person by
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expect “to get anyone until at
least June 1 with the experi
ence we are looking for.
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Smith said his advice to the
possible replacement would
be “you need to be a part of
the community. You need to
live in Perry. You have to be
committed to the kids to
ensure they have the best
education available. And you
must have the ability to listen,
and make good decisions in a
short period of time. You need
to be constant."
He suggested the future
Perry High principal find a
good mentor as well.
“Ed Dyson, principal at
Northside High School, is my
mentor. When I don’t know
what to do, I call him. He’s
been in the business longer
than I have. I might not
always his advice, but it
is nice having someone to talk
things out with," explained
Smith. “There is nothing like
experience. It really is easy to
deal with things you’ve done
before not so easy to do
with new situations.
“In our business, you either
have problems or opportuni
ties for growth. You have to
look for opportunities to grow.
That makes us stronger," said
Smith.
"I've been blessed over the
years with a good staff. My
secretary', faculty, and sup
port personnel I thank for
whatever progress that has
been made at Perry High. I
want to give them the credit. It
has been fun and I’ll miss it,
but it is time for a change.
And change is not always a
bad thing. It can be good.”
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