Kiddos

Montgomery, a graduate of East High School and Drake University in Des Moines, is Cunningham's assistant principal. She's also drawn additional duties this year ...

“I wanted to be able to impact kids and I wanted to be able to make a difference. Also, she said, “I love that now that I’m up at East High and I see some of the kiddos I had in my classroom” at Cunningham. “Mikayla sets a shining example for her students, team, and own children of a Black woman achieving at high levels, through her administration role with Waterloo Schools and new head coaching position at East High,” said Abby Bries. You have to perform in the classroom first to be that athlete you really want to be. I couldn’t have done as many of the things I have done and still am doing without them. “And you have to have a backup,” she said – a plan in life beyond or after athletics. “Because I want to see them do well.” “I can relate to them, being a graduate of East High, knowing what those hallways are like, and reminding them ‘You better be in class.’” she said. “I love on those girls (at East) just as much as I love on our babies in the building” at Cunningham, Montgomery said. And sometimes I need that to make me still feel connected.” “We want our kiddos to have pride in everything they do. In fact, “excellence” is part of the name of her workplace – the Dr.