By: LARRY MAIER
Middle school principal set to retire
Raymond White will be retiring from his position as principal of the Baldwin Middle School at the end of this school year.
For a big man, White is soft-spoken and reluctant to speak about himself and his value to the district. His right-hand man, Assistant Principal Howard Landman, however, had plenty to say about the man they call Duffy.
Landman described his boss as an ex-jock, roll up the sleeves, get dirty kind of guy who would rather spend time working with kids in the school's court yard garden then sitting in a meeting.
Maybe he is a big kid, I don't know, said Landman of the man who has overseen the halls at the Baldwin Middle School since 1987. He's always preferred to be with the kids, to listen to the kids and work with the kids.
Landsman still remembers White's first faculty meeting.
Duffy walked through the doors at Baldwin Junior High, which is what it was then, stood up and said,
