by Amy Haggerty

Enter Stockbridge Junior/Senior High School and chances are Courtney Fletcher will greet you with a cheerful smile. Fletcher, who stepped in for Mary Carpenter when she retired two years ago, buzzes in guests and visitors throughout the day. She supports the day-to-day running of the office, multi-tasking and meeting deadlines while assisting office personnel and answering the phone.  

Fletcher attended Stockbridge High School and graduated in 1996. Afterward, she attended Michigan State University and earned her degree in Environmental Biology and Zoology in 2001. Her favorite class was Ornithology, the study of birds.

For two and a half years, Fletcher worked as an Environmental Scientist for Strata Environmental Services in Mason, Mich. She married Andy Fletcher, May 17, 2003, and when they started their family, she stayed home to raise their two children. Olivia, a freshman, is 14, and Lucas, 12, is a 7^thgrader.

Fletcher worked part time as an inspector for Abbott and Fillmore Insurance Agency until coming to work at Stockbridge Community Schools.

She credits her skills to several important people who have influenced her life. Her mother gave her strength and determination, she said, and from her father she gained the ability to figure out anything. She thanked her husband for always being there for her and for having her back.

Fletcher wanted a similar schedule as her kids, and working at the high school was a perfect fit. She credits her children as her greatest accomplishment in life.

Leslie Cummings, the school Guidance Counselor said, “Courtney is such a positive, enthusiastic and energetic personality she is great at managing our very busy and hectic office! We are lucky to have Courtney. She is eager to learn and is creative in finding innovative ways to help us be better at what we do for our students and their families. I’m personally very thankful to work with Courtney each and every day.”

For hobbies, Fletcher enjoys camping, reading, puzzles, sewing and quilting. She loves to travel with her husband and children.

“Don’t sweat the small stuff—and it’s all the small stuff” is the motto Fletcher keeps in mind as she works. Her advice to students is “turn in your homework, anything is better than a zero. Be you, always.”