Doesn't it feel really good that there are people at our school because they care about your safety? Here at Messmer High School we are grateful to have four people who keep the school secure and can assist in the event of trouble. Our head security guard is Mr. Marty Wallner, and this is his fourth year working here.
Before arriving at Messmer, Mr. Wallner worked in landscaping at Shorewood High School while getting his bachelors degree in criminal justice. Now the current head coach for Messmer JV football, and a track assistant coach, Mr. Wallner says, “The most exciting thing about my job is the fact that it has given me the opportunity to coach.” He also explains that the positive attitudes of the teachers and students encouraged him to want to be a part of the Messmer family.
Another security guard that helps Mr. Wallner is Mr. Daniel Solorzano who is a Messmer class of 2010 alumni. Before returning to Messmer Mr. Solorzano was a cook at Chipotle for two years. In addition to being a security guard he has too been able to participate in the school athletics by helping coach the boy's soccer team in the fall and the girl's soccer team in the spring. He never had plans to be a security guard her at Messmer until he was asked. He said, “I originally began working as maintenance here at Messmer. I had never planned on working security until one day Mr. Wallner asked me if I could give him a helping hand and help keep an eye out after school. It was intended as a one day job, but I was then asked to help out everyday."
We are also lucky to have Mr. Winn Kitzman and Mr. Steve Middlecamp working part time to help keep our school community safe. They both joined the Messmer family recently and are welcome additions. Mr. Kitzman greets us in the morning, and Mr. Middlecamp send us off in the afternoon.
Some students may be intimidated by the thought of security guards, but Mr. Wallner said, “I didn’t know that some students find me scary or mean, I wish that those students who feel that way would come and talk to me. I think they would find that I’m a nice guy.”
When Senior Adriana Briley was asked how she felt about having security here at Messmer, she replied, “I think that when there are people who care about us we could enter the school safely.” Senior Ajon Roth added, “I think overall it is a pretty safe for us to be here. They are always outside watching the students making sure they don’t run into trouble.”
Having security guards here at Messmer is a good thing. We feel safe here because there are people who care about us. These people get up early and stay late so that we the students can feel protected and secure at Messmer.
--Contributed by senior Missael Alba
