Middleton principal Dr. Kim Moore loves life.
She loves her students and they love her.
“We pretend that she’s our own mom, our that she’s our own aunt or something like that and really that pushes us through,” said Middleton junior student body secretary Max Michel.
“Sometimes I remember when I was in the classroom, I was a teacher, my students were amazed when they saw me at the mall on Saturdays,” said Dr. Moore.
She is the perfect mix of fun and fair.
Football and fortitude.
Her students are well aware of her bravery, as a breast cancer survivor. Her story is changing relationships at Middleton.
“It’s very gratifying to know that students see me more than just a principal,” said Moore.
She is a face for the fight. Early detection is the main reason Dr. Moore’s been in remission for four years. It’s motivated her to step up Middleton’s education efforts. Moore said have become more consistent in her 9 years with the school
“When we can put a face to it, put a name to it, reach out and touch that it makes it personal,” said Dr. Moore. “I think that makes it real for students, because young people don’t think about their mortality.”
Instead the Middleton Tigers are thinking about raising awareness using sports as the vehicle. They call it "Pink-tober". Sporting events saturated with pink, but more importantly life-saving dialogue.
“Of course at face value its a color, but personally for me it’s more of a stand to take and to not letting my personal afflictions keep me down for too long,” said Michel.
“Cancer doesn’t look at age, it doesn’t look at race, it doesn’t look at gender,” said Moore. “ It is an equal opportunity threat to every person.”
“If we can just educate one child, who will educate their parents and then take the time to do what they need to do for themselves, then it’s worth everything that’ we’ve done.”