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Joliet Public Schools Welcome New Principals for a Day
Community Members Serve as Honorary Principals
Joliet Public Schools District 86 welcomed business and community members into their schools for their 13th Annual Principal for a Day Celebration. “Honorary Principals” included: T.E. Culbertson Elementary: Amanda Gregory, Joliet Public Library; M.J. Cunningham Elementary: Miguel Crino, International Teams; Dirksen Junior High: Mike Trafton, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will & Grundy County; Eisenhower Academy: Dave Laketa, University of St Francis; Farragut Elementary: Thomas Casey, Will County Health Department; Forest Park Individual Education (I.E.) School: Tom Carsten, Joliet Park District; Gompers Junior High: Gloria Dollinger, Will County Board Member; Hufford Junior High & I.E. Program: Tyler Marcum, Will County Board Member; Thomas Jefferson Elementary: Claudia Lopez, VNA Health Care; Edna Keith Elementary: Paris Wilhite, Bounce Back Social Services; A.O. Marshall Elementary: Joliet Councilwoman Brooke Hernandez-Brewer; Marycrest Early Childhood Center: Ericka Williams, Catholic Charities; Pershing Elementary: Kurt Schackmuth, Lewis University; Sator Sanchez Elementary: Anna Miller, Smith Family YMCA; Carl Sandburg Elementary: Debbie Greene, Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park; Isaac Singleton Elementary: R. Dale Evans, Housing Authority of Joliet; Taft Elementary: Rick Cronholm, Johansen & Anderson, Inc.; Lynne Thigpen Elementary: Mary Jaworski, Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce; Thompson Instructional Center: Paul Lauridsen, Stepping Stones, Inc.; Washington Junior High & Academy Program: Joe Pecora, Heroes West Sports Grill; and Woodland Elementary: Dr. Yolanda Isaacs, Joliet Junior College.
