This year, there are four new administrators in the main office of Heritage High School. The Talon will be doing profiles of each of the new principals in our print issues. This month’s feature is Principal Chip Greenwell.

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Greenwell has nearly completed his first semester as the principal of Heritage High School, and he still has seemingly endless energy and enthusiasm for the school.

“Heritage is an amazing school with incredible people,” he said. “The history, the teaching staff, the support staff, the students and everyone in between are what I was really drawn to.”

Greenwell brings a lot of experience from across the state and within the district to Heritage. He was formerly the principal for Lingle Middle School and an assistant principal at New Tech High School before that.

He didn’t start out planning to be an educator.

He originally majored in business and finance at the University of Missouri but later realized he wanted to do something to benefit the education system in his community and joined Teach for America after graduation.

“My heart and soul is all about helping people, and I believe that education is the best way to bettering students’ lives,” Greenwell said.

Outside of work, Greenwell enjoys cooking, triathlons and spending time with his wife and two kids.

In his earlier life, Greenwell aspired to be a chef; he spent many years in kitchens and still loves to cook. He also spent a couple of years in Argentina and studied Spanish in college.

At the end of the day, Greenwell wants everyone to know that he is delighted to be a part of the community and plans on staying here and seeing what the future holds for Heritage.

“I am so excited to see what the future holds for the entire community for the next week, the next month, the next year, even the next ten years,” Greenwell said. “I’m honored and humbled to have the opportunity to help and be a part of it.”