Sandburg's Gardner named Assistant Principal of the Year

Carl Sandburg High School's Greg Gardner has been selected as Assistant Principal of the Year for the South Cook Region of the Illinois Principals Association.

In her nomination of Gardner for this recognition, Principal Deborah Baker noted that “Greg Gardner has cultivated and amplified a strong belief in student leadership and has created and promoted opportunities that give students voice in making decisions that contribute to the ongoing successes that Carl Sandburg High School enjoys.” Gardner, in his 4th year as Assistant Principal, “has played an integral role in strengthening connections between and among the school and the community and has helped implement new traditions at Sandburg including the opening of the year Sandburgfest, Frosh First Day Spirit Training, and Hot Chocolate With Baldy Fridays in December,” to name a few.

Gardner serves as Sandburg’s liaison to the Orland Park Chamber of Commerce and is currently assisting the coordination of the school’s very first “Day Of Service” within the Orland community that will take place next March.

In addition, he was named this year to represent the Illinois Directors of Student Activities at the IHSA level. Gardner’s nomination will now advance to the State level.

“We are proud of Greg and all that he has accomplished,” stated Baker, “and agree wholeheartedly with South Cook IPA’s statement that he ‘is a paragon of excellence in our profession.’”