When fifth grade teacher Wes Radulovich was asked to get on stage for his 12th grade daughter’s last high school theater performance, he knew he would not let the opportunity pass. He stepped on the stage, enjoying every moment of being a spelling bee contestant as a guest star of the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and being able to participate in something his daughter loves. This memory with his daughter became his favorite in an instant and one he will forever be grateful that he got to experience.
Radulovich has been a teacher at Campbell Hall for 29 years and appreciates the way he and his family have been treated. He feels that the campus is a place where students always want to give back to the teachers and staff. Campbell Hall has also been home to his daughter, Milla R. ‘25, who has attended the school since kindergarten.
“I really appreciate all the teachers here,” W. Radulovich said, “[Her teachers] allowed her to find something that she really loves; reading and writing are her passions. The teachers on campus unlocked [her] passion and cared enough about her to figure that out; that is really special.”
Radulovich has had a great experience as a faculty kid. She recognizes that many of the staff members have seen her grow as a person, which helps her connect with many people at school. There are some teachers she would consider to be like family. Like her dad, she acknowledges the many good qualities that can be found at Campbell Hall. She feels that Campbell Hall sets a good example for it’s students and has shaped her as a person.
“They do a moderately good job of setting good moral values for students,” M. Radulovich said. “Like having this set of rules, [to] be a good person, like help out [when you] can, it just sticks with you, that’s what’s helped me like outside of school.”
The new AEC building currently sits where the Radulovich’s old apartment building once was, however it was torn down a few years ago. As W. Radulovich prepares for his daughter to graduate and leave for Lewis and Clark University, he remembers many good memories of Milla grew up on campus. He is grateful for the community and for a place he can call home.
“Milla actually learned how to swim in the pool that was right outside of where the art quad is, where the music rooms and art studios are,” W. Radulovich said. “That was actually the quad of our apartment building. Milla’s playground was the kindergarten playground. I lived here on the weekends, and so we could walk down there and she was learning how to ride her bike, going up and down the parking lot, and [so the school has] been a home.”
Milla and W. Radulovich has been able to create a very unique father-daughter bond because of driving home after school and getting to see each other when they choose to at school. Radulovich has been able to attend all of his daughter’s theatre performances and sports games without missing work because his work is at school. Milla realizes the privilege of having her father work at her school, and she enjoys being able to see him when she chooses to.
“He was my middle school basketball coach and that was really fun, every time [there was a game] there was always someone cheering [me] on,” Milla said “ He’s been such a big part of my education [and] It’s easier to connect with him.”
After living four years in the old apartments next to campus, Milla moved further off campus, however her close connection to the school was never lost. As a 13 year student who has never known a school outside of Campbell Hall, Milla feels very excited for this change and to experience life outside of what she has known.
”I’m ready to leave because I haven’t interacted [with much outside of Campbell Hall],” Milla said “I’ve been in such a homey community all my life. Like a little dome, and I wanna get outside of it.”