Getting the feel of it

Eli Hobbs was made Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School principal when Steve Priest retired in late September.

Hobbs has had a few months to learn to understand the job with a lot of help from many. He has been pleasantly surprised how many people were around to help adjust to the new position.

"I thought I was going to have to figure out everything on my own," Hobbs said. "There was some of me doing that, but the tsunami of the learning curve has been lessened by those who helped me walk through much of it."

He said the staff, the kids, the parents and people of the community h...