{"id":1353,"date":"2014-10-17T16:02:16","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T16:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/?page_id=1353"},"modified":"2026-08-17T20:17:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:17:31","slug":"message-from-the-principal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/message-from-the-principal\/","title":{"rendered":"Message From The Principal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jumzbcli-045324788ded763d199bfab968b8c0bc\">\n.avia-section.av-jumzbcli-045324788ded763d199bfab968b8c0bc{\nbackground-color:#000000;\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/EHMS_SecondaryLogo04-988x1030.png), linear-gradient( to right, #000000, #cfb788 );\nbackground-position:100% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-jumzbcli-045324788ded763d199bfab968b8c0bc main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1353'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jumzem8j-a5d3aa81a213ef38998c64cb4133255e\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-jumzem8j-a5d3aa81a213ef38998c64cb4133255e{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\nfont-size:49px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-jumzem8j-a5d3aa81a213ef38998c64cb4133255e .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-jumzem8j-a5d3aa81a213ef38998c64cb4133255e .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:49px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-jumzem8j-a5d3aa81a213ef38998c64cb4133255e .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-jumzem8j-a5d3aa81a213ef38998c64cb4133255e .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-jumzem8j-a5d3aa81a213ef38998c64cb4133255e .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-jumzem8j-a5d3aa81a213ef38998c64cb4133255e .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-jumzem8j-a5d3aa81a213ef38998c64cb4133255e av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-thin-font av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Message From <strong>Principal<\/strong><\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1353'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jumyitx3-d444600d7fee12d9af682102b8ffe52e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/our-team\/img_3897\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7163\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7163 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3897.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"156\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3897.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3897-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3897-687x1030.jpg 687w, https:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3897-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3897-1000x1500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3897-470x705.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/a>Dear East Hall Middle School Families,<\/p>\n<p>It is with great excitement and a deep sense of honor that I introduce myself as the new Principal of East Hall Middle School for the upcoming 2026\u20132027 school year. Having served as your Assistant Principal since 2021, I have fallen in love with this wonderful community, our incredible students, and our dedicated staff. I am thrilled to continue our journey together in this new role.<\/p>\n<p>On a personal note, I am blessed to share my life with my husband, Chris. Together, we have four children and a beloved chocolate lab who keeps us on our toes. Family is at the heart of everything I do, and when you step through the doors of East Hall Middle School, please know that your children are part of our extended family as a Citizen Viking Scholar.<\/p>\n<p>My professional journey has been entirely dedicated to the field of education, bringing a total of 24 years of experience across elementary and middle school classrooms as well as administrative leadership. I spent 11 years teaching 5th and 6th-grade students, followed by 6 years dedicated to 7th and 8th-grade English Language Arts. For the past 7 years, I have focused on building-level leadership, moving from an Assistant Administrator role into school administration as an Assistant Principal, and now, your Principal.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure I can best support our teachers and students, I have continually paired my practical field experience with a rigorous pursuit of higher education. I hold a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Elementary Education, a Master\u2019s degree in Early Childhood Education with Gifted and Reading emphasis, an Educational Specialist degree in Curriculum and Instruction, and a formal Educational Leadership Certification. Ultimately, I earned my Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership from Liberty University, where my doctoral dissertation focused heavily on building collective teacher efficacy utilizing professional learning, passion I bring directly into our school to support our amazing educators.<\/p>\n<p>As your principal, my commitment is to foster a safe, rigorous, and highly engaging learning environment where every student can achieve their full potential. I am incredibly proud of the traditions we share at East Hall Middle School and look forward to building even stronger partnerships with our families this year.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your continued support, partnership, and trust. I look forward to an amazing school year ahead!<\/p>\n<p>Warmest regards,<br \/>\nChristy Hastings, Ed.D.<br \/>\nPrincipal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1353","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1353"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7355,"href":"https:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1353\/revisions\/7355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ehms.hallco.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}