Open communication is vital in a high school community and high school students need a method of reaching out. Recent surveys have shown that today, students would much rather text than talk in person, or even on the phone. If texting is the communication students prefer, why not allow for that?
Enter Principal Michael Bregy from Algonquin, Illinois. This forward thinking administrator took the unprecedented move of giving out his personal cell phone number to his entire student body (over 2,400 students)! Mr. Bregy is now a ‘hero’ for his very non-traditional decision to open a direct channel for his students.
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Vivolve would like to give a standing ovation to Principal Bregy! This type of “outside the box” thinking is exactly what today’s students count on to help them navigate the often rough waters of preparing for ‘real life’. Clearly Principal Bregy believes in helping teens help themselves……just like Vivolve does!