By Tom Ganser
Correspondent
Last week, the Whitewater Unified School District School Board approved the appointment of Chris Fountain to serve as the principal of Whitewater Middle School.
Fountain’s career in education began at the Norris School District — in Mukwonago — where he provided education to at-risk middle school and high school boys. He taught science for 21 years before becoming the principal and director of instruction and curriculum for six years.
“It was there that I developed a real understanding and appreciation of how important relationship building and teamwork is,” Fountaiin said Tuesday night while meeting district teachers at the Whitewater City Market.
At Norris, Fountain also coached athletics for 27 years and served as the athletic director for 22 years.
After his tenure at Norris, Fountain was hired as the associate principal at Phoenix Middle School in the Delavan-Darien School District.
After one year at Phoenix, Fountain was asked to become principal at Turtle Creek Elementary School, where he served for two years, “as there was work that needed to be done there that my skill set aligned with very well.”
“I really enjoyed and will cherish my time at this (elementary school) level but realized my passion lies serving at the middle school level, which brings me to now,” Fountain added. “I am very excited to be at Whitewater Middle School and am hopeful that this is where I finish my career.”
“One of my first charges will be to build strong relationships with students, staff, parents and the community at-large,” Fountain said. “You will find me in the hallways, classrooms and at special school and community events. I am a Warhawk alumnus, so you may see me at some of those events.”
