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Terry Fondow became the principal of Rhinelander High School earlier this summer after the departure of Mike Werbowsky. Today, he welcomes the first class that will graduate under his watch.

To introduce Fondow to the community, The Daily News asked the new principal a few questions. Here are his answers:

1. Goes by: Terry

2. Hometown: Born in Merrill, raised in Green Bay

3. Education: B.S. United States Coast Guard Academy; Master of Science, U.W. Madison; Post-Master graduate work at U.W. Madison, U.W. Milwaukee, U.W. Superior

4. Work experience: checkered - trouble holding a job; Coast Guard officer; merchant seaman; bar-tender; leaf raker; sailing instructor; cross country skiing instructor; yacht charter and delivery; prison recreation director; group home worker; science teacher; Kimberly-Clark human resources associate; associate principal; athletic director; principal; pool boy at a racket club; bowling pin setter; bus boy; paper delivery boy

5. Most looking forward to: The first day of school

6. Biggest challenge: Raising three children

7. Nobody knows that I ... have deep secrets that nobody knows

8. Most memorable high school moment: Being told by my Latin teacher that I needed to change my act because it would not fly at the high school.

9. Favorite song when I was in high school: Some Enchanted Evening, South Pacific

10. Favorite song now: Some Enchanted Evening, South Pacific

11. Motto/favorite quote: “To see the world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower; hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.”

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Wow wrote on Oct 7, 2008 8:36 PM:

" I give you credit for actually putting your name down when you say unintelligent things unlike your wife who hides behind the name "Abe" when slamming others. "

Jack Schneider wrote on Sep 2, 2008 3:03 PM:

" 11 questions...Here I thought there would actually be some "meat" to the report,with a title like that. Yet I end up feeling like I just read a "People" article in the dentist's office.

“The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism, conscious of this, and having tradesman-like habits, supplies their demands.”
-Oscar Wilde

Herr today
Just Jack tomorrow "

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