​​Boswell is on its third principal in four years, with Principal Ryan Wilson moving over from Carrol ISD. He served as a principal there for 17 years, with a background as a science teacher before that. 

​Wilson was already aware of Boswell and had his eye on it long before he was offered the job.  

​“I was perfectly aware of who Boswell was,” Wilson said,” so all the chips started falling into place at that point. I was already amazed at Boswell. Then the superintendent is calling me, and now I’m loving the idea of [a four-year high school] as opposed to just 11th and 12th [grade].” 

​After years of working in Carroll ISD, where he was both at a middle and high school campus, Wilson said coming to Boswell was exactly what he was looking for. 

​”I needed a school that had all four grades,” he said. “This way, I get to see students from the time they are freshmen until they graduate as seniors.”

​Wilson’s first few weeks were a mix of tiredness and excitement. From memorizing traditions like “Wooley’s Wednesday” to getting used to a much larger campus, he is learning his way around Boswell. 

​“It’s been breathtakingly exhausting,” he joked, “but also exhilarating.” 

​Wilson’s primary objective is improving communication with the ground floor of education: the students and teachers themselves.  

​”We’re going to keep doing the things that we’re doing really well,” Wilson said. “Otherwise, talking to committees like the principal’s cabinet, getting that kind of insight, working hand in hand with teachers, they give you their insight, seeing the things that could definitely be better.” 

​Instead of highlighting discipline, Wilson would prefer to help students at risk.  

​“It’s not suspending or expelling kids out of school,” he said. “It’s about teaching them how to choose what will enable them to be successful.” 

​Wilson has even started thinking about how to improve the campus environment. 

“I walk through the courtyard every day and think, this could be so much better,” he said. “It could be a park where children perform, socialize, and get out in the fresh air.”  

​He is even thinking about the little things, like adding bike racks and more seating areas. 

​Despite challenges like phone bans, late buses, and tough football defeats, Wilson said he is a good fit for the Boswell community’s toughness and good nature.  

​“My superpower is energy and optimism,” he said. “I try to bring that to the hallways every day, lots of high fives and fist bumps.” 

​It all comes back to his motto for Wilson: “Roll with it.”  

​“There are always going to be new regulations, new hurdles, and new adjustments,” he said, “but Boswell has a tradition of excellence. If we continue to believe in what makes this community unique, we will continue to be great for a whole lot of children.”