10/2/2005 9:16:00 PM The Cline file Name: Andy Cline Position: Assistant principal at Indian Creek High School Award: Named as Indiana Association of School Principals District Nine assistant principal of the year Family: Wife, Beth; son Lucas, 2½; and a baby due in seven weeks Education: Bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Indiana University Experience: Eight years as a science teacher and seven years as athletic director at Edgewood Junior High School in Ellettsville Hobbies: Visiting his family farm and keeping up with former student athletes Administrator up for state honor By JO ELLEN WERKING WEEDMAN Staff writer Oct. 3, 2005 As assistant principal at Indian Creek High School, Andy Cline is the boss of some of his former high school teachers. Cline is a former Brave, who returned to his alma mater three years ago as assistant principal. He is in the running for the state’s assistant principal of the year award. He received district honors when he was named assistant principal of the year by the Indiana Association of School Principals. The district award drew nominations from seven counties in south central Indiana. Now, Cline is a candidate to win the honor of statewide assistant principal of the year at a luncheon this week in downtown Indianapolis. In his third year as an assistant principal, Cline said he was surprised he won the award. “In our district there are some very big schools and a lot of people with a lot more experience than I,” Cline said. The former student has made big improvements in the school in the short time he’s been there, teachers and other administrators wrote in letters of recommendation for the award. Cline has expanded the freshman orientation program to include a motivational speaker and packets of information for parents. Other current endeavors include making sure the high school is in compliance with state and federal laws and starting a student of the month program this year. Most of Cline’s job involves disciplining students, so this year he also plans to start a positive postcard program. Teachers will write positive comments about students and mail them home to parents, Cline said. Before returning to Indian Creek, Cline spent eight years as a classroom teacher and seven years as the athletic director at Edgewood Junior High School in Ellettsville.