Triple threat at the top; 2 new administrators, one deputy join leadership team at NH

North Harford welcomes three new key figures to the school! Among the three are principal Mr. Colin Carr, assistant principal Mr. Brian Pawlicki, and Deputy Blottenburger, school resource officer.

After hearing Carr speak, it might be clear that he’s not a native of Maryland, however, he’s certainly not new to Harford County.

”I have been an administrator for 12 years, this is my thirteenth, at four different high schools,” Karr explained, “Before this I was at Bel Air High School, Fallston High School, and Havre de Grace High School.”

Although he’s been worked in a wide variety of locations throughout the county, he said he is impressed by the Hawks nest. “What I like most about North Harford, I would have to say, is the campus itself. It’s a pretty school on a nice lot- the trees.  There’s no traffic when you come to work, and it’s a pleasant environment,” Carr commented.

With a new administrator, lots of students were wondering if there would be significant changes throughout the school.

“There will be a little changes at first. I don’t see any need for any major changes.  Maybe a couple little tweaks to the schedule next year, but as far as big changes to the school, no, not so far,” Carr assures.

Carr has already been out and about interacting with students and staff around the building, including stopping by the athletic fields during tryouts in August. The new principal said that has been pleased with the hospitality from students and faculty and that was actually the first thing to catch his attention.

“My first impression of North Harford High was probably how welcoming it was, not only from the staff but from the students and the parents,” Carr notes.

“The best word to describe it [North Harford] would be friendly place. I found the students very friendly and many of them would say hello before even I had said hello,” Pawlicki agreed.

The new assistant principali has been an educator for 14 years, and also has worked at high schools in a wide variety of locations.  “In teaching [I’ve worked] in New York State, in Buffalo New York, and then Anne Arundel County, Carroll County, and Harford County,”said Pawlicki.

While Pawlicki has been to different schools across the East Coast, he said that North Harford still managed to stand out to him because of its charisma.

“I’d say not that any school is any better or worse, but schools kind of have character. When I worked in Glen Burnie it was much more of an urban atmosphere, and the character was very different then North Harford. And the character of North Harford is the Ag Program, and the types of students that attracts. The people who live in this area who do have farms and animals and enjoy the open space, that kind of gives North Harford its character.”

Pawlicki said that what he  liked most [about North Harford] is “it’s probably the closest to what I grew up with. Most the county I grew up in still boasts that there’s more dairy cows than people, so that’s the same type of environment- that kind of feel- I get here.”

Deputy Blottenburger, who joined the North Harford staff this fall, is also right at home in this agricultural environment.  In fact he has a degree in Agriculture, and he says he’s living out his childhood dream of owning a small farm.  An officer for 21 years, Previously, he’s worked in Harford County, at none other than Harford Tech (the school North Blottenburger spent the last few years working at Harford Tech as their SRO, where former SRO Deputy Craig Thompson currently works. “We did talk, he went to Harford Tech and that’s where I was. We toured each other’s buildings and exchanged advice on security,” said Blottenburger.

According to the deputy, North Harford has a much bigger audience at its sporting events than Tech does, but he is well prepared and ready to meet the new student body. Many alumni of the Criminal Justice Club are nervously awaiting to hear if the club will be happy to hear that Blottenburger is set to start up again.  “ I plan to continue the club,” Blottenburger guaranteed, “but I don’t know when the first meeting will be held yet.”

All three leaders agreed that they wanted the student body to know they were approachable, and have the student’s best interest in mind.