WEBVTT 00:00.532 --> 00:01.365 - Okay. 00:01.951 --> 00:04.177 - [Interviewer] Alright, ready? 00:04.177 --> 00:06.042 Can I get your first and last name please? 00:06.042 --> 00:07.625 - Margaret Simpson. 00:07.751 --> 00:09.585 - [Interviewer] Okay, and where are you from, Margaret? 00:09.585 --> 00:11.824 - Oklahoma City Public Schools. 00:11.824 --> 00:13.911 - [Interviewer] Okay, and what school do you work? 00:13.911 --> 00:16.252 - Wilson Arts Integration School. 00:16.252 --> 00:17.738 - [Interviewer] Okay, and what do you do for Wilson? 00:17.738 --> 00:19.811 - I'm the principal there. 00:19.811 --> 00:22.463 - [Interviewer] Okay, a principal at Wilson, awesome. 00:22.463 --> 00:24.640 So how did you hear about this opportunity? 00:24.640 --> 00:29.057 - Through the Oklahoma City Public School Foundation. 00:29.614 --> 00:34.098 Since I won this award last year of elementary principal 00:34.098 --> 00:39.098 of the year, she called to see if I wanted to be the jumper. 00:39.123 --> 00:40.510 - [Interviewer] Okay, congratulations on that, 00:40.510 --> 00:42.281 that's awesome. - Thank you. 00:42.281 --> 00:44.666 - [Interviewer] So, how did you, what first went through 00:44.666 --> 00:45.668 your head when you heard you were 00:45.668 --> 00:46.501 going to be jumping out of an airplane? 00:46.501 --> 00:49.844 - Well, I thought I should ask my husband if that was okay, 00:49.844 --> 00:52.671 and then, we decided I probably would never have 00:52.671 --> 00:56.103 this opportunity again, so we decided to go for it. 00:56.103 --> 00:57.821 - [Interviewer] Okay, so how're you feeling right now? 00:57.821 --> 00:59.488 - I feel good, yeah. 00:59.605 --> 01:02.119 - [Interviewer] You nervous at all? Any butterflies? 01:02.119 --> 01:04.931 - Not now, when we were watching our safety videos, 01:04.931 --> 01:07.931 that had my blood pressure going up, 01:08.807 --> 01:11.057 a little bit, but I'm good. 01:12.224 --> 01:15.675 - [Interviewer] So, I guess you've never done 01:15.675 --> 01:16.976 anything like this before? 01:16.976 --> 01:20.014 - No, I've ridden in an air show with the Red Barons 01:20.014 --> 01:22.912 in an open cockpit, with the parachute strapped to my back, 01:22.912 --> 01:25.745 but never jumped out of the plane. 01:26.583 --> 01:27.416 - [Interviewer] So, is it something 01:27.416 --> 01:28.386 that you ever wanted to do? 01:28.386 --> 01:31.687 - Yes, when I was younger. (laughs) 01:31.687 --> 01:33.302 - [Interviewer] Now that you're older... 01:33.302 --> 01:36.340 - Yeah, no, (laughs) but I'm doing it. 01:36.340 --> 01:40.923 - [Interviewer] Okay, good. So, talk a little bit about 01:42.646 --> 01:43.917 why you think it's important 01:43.917 --> 01:47.667 for the military community to work together, 01:48.634 --> 01:51.207 kind of like we are now to foster 01:51.207 --> 01:52.783 these kinds of relationships? 01:52.783 --> 01:56.823 - Well, I think as our young people go through elementary, 01:56.823 --> 02:00.069 middle school, and high school and think about their future 02:00.069 --> 02:03.736 and their careers, I think that the military 02:03.822 --> 02:06.310 if they're familiar with the military 02:06.310 --> 02:07.695 and feel comfortable that 02:07.695 --> 02:11.625 that might be a line of job opportunity for them to pursue. 02:11.625 --> 02:13.375 - [Interviewer] Okay. 02:13.821 --> 02:18.821 - Margaret. M-A-R-G-A-R-E-T Simpson. S-I-M-P-S-O-N. 02:21.580 --> 02:23.240 - [Interviewer] Okay, we're post jump, 02:23.240 --> 02:24.721 now tell me about how you feel 02:24.721 --> 02:26.732 and how it went in the air when you were doing the jump? 02:26.732 --> 02:30.552 - It was exhilarating! That first step out of the airplane 02:30.552 --> 02:34.750 was a little frightening, but I totally trusted the guy 02:34.750 --> 02:38.167 that I was with and the jump was amazing. 02:38.566 --> 02:42.327 I even got to steer the parachute a little bit 02:42.327 --> 02:44.160 so I had a great time. 02:44.755 --> 02:47.110 - [Interviewer] And as you saw the ground coming up on you, 02:47.110 --> 02:48.135 how did you feel then? 02:48.135 --> 02:51.506 - Nauseated! (laugh) But, it was a great landing. 02:51.506 --> 02:52.589 It was great. 02:52.831 --> 02:54.736 (plane engine roaring) 02:54.736 --> 02:56.246 - [Interviewer] Would you do this again? 02:56.246 --> 02:57.922 - Yes! (laughs) 02:57.922 --> 02:59.510 - [Interviewer] Would you do anything different?