South County Profile: Pat Allison

PAT ALLISON

Pat Allison has always had a passion for education. After graduating from Anderson High School in in 1970, she attended Chico State earning her Bachelors Degree in Education. In 2008 Allison earned her Masters Degree in Education on line.

Before Allison became the principal at New Technology High School five and a half years ago, she taught English for seven years at West Valley High School. Allison has a strong relationship with her teachers and secretaries at New Technology High School and feels that she couldn't ask for better people to work with.

Allison spends many hours working one on one with her students teaching them life skills and helping them grow into capable young adults.

Besides being the principal at New Technology High School, Allison helped co-chair the Anderson Centennial Celebration along with Jean King of Redding. Allison felt that the Centennial turned out fabulous and was well attended by those that were able to come to the event.

In the future, Allison would possibly like to retire in approximately six years.

Allison is a life long resident of Shasta County and has been married for 20 years to her husband John Dunlap. They have three children.

<B>Name: </B>Pat Allison.

<B>Born where and when: </B>Pensacola, Florida 1951.

<B>Occupation: </B>Principal at New Technology High School.

<B>Marital Status: </B>Married to husband John for 20 years.

<B>Family:</B> Husband John Dunlap, Daughter Cassie Dunlap 38; sons, Jay Dunlap, 42 and Steve Dunlap 54.

<B>Pets:</B> None.

<B>My worst job: </B>Working in the Women's Underwear Department at Montgomery Wards.

<B>My first job:</B> Women's Underwear, Montgomery Wards.

<B>In my spare time I: </B>Work and play golf.

<B>My favorite book:</B> East of Eden, by John Steinbeck.

<B>My favorite movie:</B> The Wizard of Oz.

<B>My favorite recording artist: </B>There are too many to name, but possibly Eric Clapton.

<B>My dream car:</B> A red Jaguar.

<B>My friends like me because: </B>I have a wicked sense of humor.

<B>If stranded on a deserted island, I would want:</B> Great books, great coffee, great food, great wine and my great husband.

<B>The one thing in life I've learned is: </B>To try that thing that is really hard for me.

<B>The best advice my parents gave me: </B>Work smarter and harder.

<B>My most embarrassing moment was: </B>When I asked a woman when she was going to have her baby and she already had it....No place to go from there. I learned from that one.

<B>My most irrational act: </B>Standing on the seat of my bicycle because my brother dared me to... I have the scars on my knee to prove it.

<B>My most valued material possession:</B> My mom and dad's memory books.

<B>What I like best about the North State:</B> The size and sense of the community.

<B>My hero is: </B>My father.

<B>My pet peeve is: </B>People who dwell in the past, rather than work to understand it and move on.

<B>My fantasy is: </B>A second home on a warm beach with blue water and moderate temperatures.

<B>If I could change one thing about myself I would:</B> Better balance work and personal life.

<B>The one thing Shasta County needs most is: </B>Fewer retail businesses and more light industry.

<B>The most enjoyable thing about life is:</B> Working and playing with people I like and respect.