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New Trier Board Elects New Officers

New board members will take a turn in the president and vice president seats. Superintendent Linda Yonke thanks outgoing officers for their service.

There has been a changing of the guard for the New Trier Township High School District 203 school board.

The board unanimously chose board member Alan Dolinko as the new president and Mac Harris as the new vice president. Lou Anne Kelly, the secretary to Superintendent Linda Yonke, will continue to serve as the school board secretary.

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Yonke thanked the outgoing officers, former Vice President Carol Ducommon and former President John Myefski for their service. Ducommon has served three terms as a board officer since Yonke has been superintendent, she said.

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When it comes to being president, Yonke said, the duties go beyond what happens at meetings.

"It's doing everything in between," she said.

Dolinko expressed his gratitude to his fellow board members for their confidence.

"I'm humbled by your confidence and very grateful for your support," Dolinko said.

Harris, the new vice president, said that becoming an officer of the board isn't something for which people typically aim.

"I take it as a part of the commitment to the community and the school system to step up and take a turn," he said.

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