Kyrock Elementary Starts New Leadership Project: Dads at the Door

Madison Doyle, story and photos:
Kyrock Elementary 3rd Grade Teacher, Mrs. Tori Mudd, has started a new leadership project called Dads at the Door. Mrs. Tori says this is a project to help promote positivity and encouragement to Kyrock students, some of which may not have positive fatherly figures at home.

Friday was the first day of this project, where dads and husbands of Kyrock staff greeted students as they walked into school. The project will take place on the last Friday of every month, and each time, new dads will be at the front door of the school greeting students with high fives, hugs, and words of encouragement to start the day.

"Dads at the Door is a project I have started with the help of Mrs. Ali Mello, our P.E. teacher, and Mrs. Brandy Meredith, our principal. The idea behind Dads at the Door is to bring positive male role models into our school and to greet our students," Mrs. Tori stated. "We’re hoping to bring more dads of our students in as well as dads throughout our community. It was a special morning getting to see the excitement on the kids’ faces as they came through and were greeted. It was also really special to spend the first morning of Dads at the Door with my dad, because Kyrock is a very special place for us and our family."

Mrs. Brandy Meredith said in the future, some Dads that plan to participate are business owners in our community, Dads of Kyrock students, and other important role models in the community.

"We are so excited to begin this project, especially after seeing the kids faces light up when they were greeted this morning. At Kyrock, we want to do our best to promote positivity, and this project is a great way to bring that positivity in," said Principal Brandy Meredith. "We don't have many male staff members, so some of our students may not have a male role model in their life, and this project can change that."

You can contact 270-286-4013 if you are interested in being in the Dads at the Door project.

Husbands and Dads of Kyrock staff stand next to their families after greeting Kyrock students walking into school.