The new voice behind the morning announcements is John McCurdy after he took the position held by Oliva Olson, who graduated on May 17. After doing two years of announcements at the middle school, McCurdy asked principal Heather McKay if he could do them at AHS after Olivia graduated. McCurdy currently works at KSOM radio station. Although McCurdy finds this a lot of fun, he said, “Every person thinks they know how to do it better.”
McCurdy must be upbeat to deliver the announcements. “On bad days, I have to pretend to be in a good mood for 2 minutes” At the middle school McCurdy put out a shoe box for recommendations for students who had ideas for improving the announcements. Some would suggest songs and jokes they wanted. McCurdy said he thinks AHS should have one here too.
