Mr. Crockett

Written by Ava McGovern

Mr. Edward Crockett, better known as “Trey”, is a new valuable asset to the Aurora High School community. Mr. Crockett is essential to the success of numerous students, getting them to the right spot to graduate. Let’s learn more about this down-to-earth man. 

Mr. Crockett graduated from Nordonia High School. Following his graduation, he attended the University of Toledo for a year. Here, he majored in mechanical engineering. The opportunity arose for him to play football for Walsh University, and he jumped on it. He switched his major to education, allowing him to become a certified math teacher. Now, he is here at Aurora High School as our Credit Recovery Coordinator. 

Curious, I asked what a Credit Recovery Coordinator was. He explained that it is essentially an administrator who helps students complete the credits that they lost during their failed classes. There is an online program that is used to achieve this. Mr. Crockett guides them through this process.

After discussing what the job entails, I asked him if he had always planned to be a part of the education community. He laughed and said, “Not at all. It was supposed to be a mechanical engineer, but then everyone who would come in and talk to us would always talk about cars. I had no interest in cars.”

We began to talk about his goals in life and whether they were always based around helping people. He confirmed that he had always planned on being an aid to those in need. His mom is a physical therapist. When being a mechanical engineer was his intended path, he wanted to design things to help people within his mom’s occupation. Once that path didn’t work out, his mom suggested teaching. He took her offer up and admitted, “As I took more education classes and was going into schools, I started to love it. I love being able to teach kids. I see it as solving a problem and finding different ways to explain it.” 

We began to talk about his future goals. He explained to me that eventually, the goal is to become a long-term math teacher. Being a Credit Recovery Coordinator was just a step in the right direction to this. Outside of school, he has a passion for coaching: “I’ve always wanted to coach. I’m very into sports,” he said. He is currently a coach for football, soccer, and baseball at his previous school, Nordonia, where he served as a substitute teacher. I asked him about coaching at Aurora, to which he replied that he hopes to do so if the opportunity arises while he is here long-term. 

To get a better understanding of Mr. Crockett, I asked a few of our other administrators for a comment about him. Principal Mike Hayes responded, “Knowing his passion for connecting with kids in and out of the classroom, we were excited to be able to bring him into the Greenhouse every day within this unique role.” Mr. Hayes also mentioned how the background and personality of Mr. Crockett is what made him so appealing during the interview process. Vice Principal Victor Torres had a few insights as well:  “Mr. Crockett has been a welcome addition to our building! He has been seen working with learners, greeting them at the door upon entrance into his classroom, and has dedicated time to collaborate with teachers to ensure he is setting up his learners for success."

This comment from Mr. Torres seems to track. My final question to Mr. Crockett was something he wanted the people of Aurora to know about him. He smiled, “Just ‘cause you’re not in my class doesn’t mean you can’t come in.”

Mr. Edward Crockett is an incredibly humble and ambitious man. It was a super cool opportunity to meet and interview him. If you’re looking for any help or just a new friendly face, go say hi in Room 95!