“I never saw myself as a kindergarten principal,” Wood said. “I absolutely love it. I love this age group. It’s the start of everything.”


Even so, there wasn’t much money to


go around, and when Wood was in high school she cleaned the lunchroom in ex- change for free lunches. With tears in her eyes, she recounted how her high school basketball coach Wayburn Wat- son noticed and made some arrange- ment so she could play basketball after eating, like the other students. This has allowed her to pay it forward and she’s conscious of investing in the lives of others.


“I think I learned that from the people


who invested in me,” Wood said. “We were poor in money but rich in love.” Wood went on to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science in Education degree at Southern Arkan- sas University in Magnolia, where she also played women’s basketball for four years under coach Margaret Downing. “The upbringing of women deter- mines where their path goes,” Wood said.


Janet Wood has served 38 years of various leadership roles in the Mountain Home School District.


14 ❚ SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018 ❚ LIVING WELL


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35