Community Leaders Return to Buildings for Principal for a Day
Fort Wayne Community Schools welcomes 41 community members into our schools to serve as guest principals for the annual Principal for a Day event. Guests representing local businesses, churches, service organizations and community groups will visit their assigned schools the morning of Thursday, Oct. 21, unless other arrangements were made.
The guest principals will visit the schools from the beginning of the school day until noon, experiencing what a principal goes through in a day. From welcoming students into a building to dealing with concerned parents to working directly with teachers to improve academic achievement, principals do it all. The guests will see what has changed – and what hasn’t – because of the pandemic.
Each year following the event, many guest principals find ways to continue partnering with their host school. The following is a list of the schools participating and their guest principals:
|
SCHOOL |
Name |
Affiliation |
|
Abbett |
Deanah Melvin |
Fort Wayne Community Schools, |
|
Adams |
LaTiesha LaRue |
Ferguson Advertising |
|
Arlington |
Ellen Cutter |
Greater Fort Wayne Inc. |
|
Blackhawk |
Rob Hayworth |
Northwestern Mutual |
|
Bloomingdale |
Jamie Shenk |
Fort Wayne Community Schools, |
|
Bunche |
Sofia Rosales-Scatena |
Captain, Fort Wayne Police Department |
|
Croninger |
Melyssa Lennington |
Owner, Culver’s |
|
Forest Park* |
Beth Weber |
Magistrate, Allen County Superior Court |
|
Franke Park |
Troy Hershberger |
Chief Deputy, Allen County Sheriff’s Department |
|
FWCS Career Academy |
Kayla Blakeslee |
WOWO |
|
Glenwood Park |
Rev. Karen Staten |
Destiny Life Center & Women’s Homeless Shelter |
|
Harris |
Emily Dwire |
WANE-TV |
|
Harrison Hill |
Malak Heiny |
Associate City Attorney, City of Fort Wayne |
|
Holland |
Tom Trent |
Rothberg Law Firm |
|
Indian Village |
Neal Bowman |
Sturges Property Group |
|
Irwin |
Jennifer Matthias |
Board Member, FWCS Board of School Trustees |
|
Jefferson |
Dustin Butcher |
University of Saint Francis |
|
Lakeside |
Nick Sharpe |
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance |
|
Lindley |
Shawn Neff |
Schenkel Construction |
|
Maplewood |
Matt Plett |
Fort Wayne Artist |
|
Memorial Park |
Jeffery Nowak |
Purdue Fort Wayne |
|
Miami |
Grace Kelly |
GK Baked Goods |
|
North Side |
Pat Morello |
Junior Achievement |
|
Northrop |
Brian Lytle |
Kelley Chevrolet |
|
Northwood |
Rohli Booker |
Board Member, FWCS Board of School Trustees |
|
Portage |
Austen Rigelman |
Tournament Director, World Baseball Academy |
|
Price |
Noah Smith |
Board Member, FWCS Board of School Trustees |
|
Scott |
Zach Evans |
Fort Wayne Community Schools, |
|
Shambaugh |
Panos Bourounis |
Owner, Cosmos & Salvatori’s |
|
Shawnee |
Dr. Elicia Harris |
Community North Hospital |
|
South Side |
Tommy Schoegler |
Parkview Sports Medicine |
|
South Wayne |
Dr. Dixie Garner |
Former South Wayne Principal |
|
St. Joseph Central |
Sarah Fleeger |
Fastsigns |
|
Study |
Rev. Quincy McGhee |
LifeWay Bible Fellowship |
|
Towles |
Laurie Stockton-Moreno |
Trine University |
|
Washington Center |
Ryan Cochran |
Broadway Christian Church |
|
Wayne |
Chris Darby |
District Communications Director, Rep. Jim Banks |
|
Waynedale |
Sara Shipe |
Technology Coordinator, Fort Wayne Community Schools |
|
Weisser Park |
David Kirk |
Fort Wayne Photographer |
|
Weisser Park |
Michael Green |
Fort Wayne Museum of Art |
|
Whitney Young |
Dr. Wylie Sirk |
Purdue Fort Wayne |
*Guest attending on alternative date.