I thought traveling as a Marine would be glamorous, but it was exhausting, unpredictable, and often uncomfortable. I had to focus solely on my duty.

The former principal of Desert Ridge Academy recently took the helm at Horizon School and Amistad High School.

When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more like a seasoned general than a private. Instead, he was just another recruit ...