Hello, my name is Loren Dawson. I serve as a School Counselor/Success Coach. Additionally, I am the Head Football Coach for the Spartans. I started at Vista Grande High School in the Spring of 2025.
I have been in the education field since 1993. I have experience as a Guidance Counselor at the high school and junior college levels. Additionally, I have experience as an Academic Advisor/Student Skills Instructor at the university level. I have coached football for 35 seasons; 17 years as a Head Coach at both the high school and college levels.
My wife Stephanie and I both grew up in Casa Grande and attended Arizona State University. She is an Assistant Principal at Desert Willow Elementary in Casa Grande. We have two children: our son Gaven is a Special Education teacher, and our daughter Faith is a student at Arizona State University.
I take great pride and enjoyment in helping young people become their "best". I believe this happens best through challenging and supporting them in all areas of their lives, not by telling them what to do but rather by asking them the questions that help them chart their own best path forward, and, most importantly, caring for them in a way that requires me to tell them what they need to hear even if it is not what they want to hear.
Make it A Great Day!
Coach D