We have all seen Dr. Waterman handing out LT bracelets and offering a friendly greeting to anyone near, but who really is the man in the suit? We decided to find out, in the weirdest way possible, with ridiculous questions and even goofier answers.

LION: What is your favorite summer job that you ever had?

Dr. Waterman: I was a camp counselor for YMCA when I was in college. We spent certain days at the pool, certain days at a campsite and playing football. We spent certain days at the YMCA facility doing arts and crafts; it was a perfect experience job for working in education. I had a great time; it was a good time spending the days outside.

LION: If you could be a chip, what kind of chip would you be, and whom would you choose to eat you?

Dr. Waterman: I would be a Chipotle tortilla chip—my favorite type of chip. I would absolutely have guacamole and mild salsa as well. You’ll learn quickly that my favorite food is Chipotle. I probably, in a normal year, average eating there twice a week—and I get the same thing, chicken burrito bowl with cheese and corn salsa. And, I’ll say I would have my wife eat me, if I was a chip.

LION: What is your favorite book or novel?

Dr. Waterman: I’m definitely a big non-fiction guy, and I love reading about the civil rights movement. Sports, business, leadership and civil rights are the things I enjoy reading about most.

LION: Do any of your students call you Dr. Watermelon?

Dr. Waterman: Actually yes, there are a few students at SC who call me that.

LION: What do you think hides in science teacher Dave Stormont’s beard?

Dr. Waterman: I think that there’s probably some lab equipment up there, some beakers, and he probably spends a fair amount of time in the bio courtyard, so who knows what kinds of insects and bugs are up there. Maybe I could grow a beard like Mr. Stormont…

LION: With your departure from Hinsdale South, and your new position as Principal of the rivals of Hinsdale Central, is it safe to say you hate Hinsdale?

Dr. Waterman: I joked in my interview that coming from Hinsdale South, it would not be difficult to dislike Hinsdale. But, I will also say that no matter what school you go to, especially in this area, there are phenomenal people in all schools. Usually when you have that heated of a rivalry, there are more things similar between the schools than different.

LION: In the LION, we have a system called PAWS Up, and PAWS down. Could you tell us your best ones?

Dr. Waterman: Paws Up to the beginning of the school year, it’s been awesome! Paws Down to no tennis courts finished for the girls’ tennis team.

LION: Lastly, as you know it has been a hot start to the year—how have you felt wearing a suit every day? Have you ever considered wearing a T-shirt with a picture of a suit on it, instead?

Dr. Waterman: It’s been very hot… And absolutely! Someone told me I should do that, but I definitely think I would lose some respect, and it would be tough to recover from.