By CODI FARMER, Vandegrift Voice

A wave of excitement rushed over her after receiving a phone call from head coach Drew Sanders just days before the school year started in August, offering her the position as head swim coach. Amidst the celebration of this new position, the phone rang again. Unsure of what to expect, she was greeted with principal Charlie Little on the other line, and an offer to teach business as well. Lisa Denison, one of the new business teachers and the head swim coach, faced some unusual circumstances with her new job on campus.

“I literally was hired two days before school started, which is not the best way to start out a new job,” Denison said. “But it’s just the situation we were in. Everybody’s been amazingly helpful.”