New Principals Approved

New Principals Approved for 2022-23 School Year By Lisa Reicosky, Communications Coordinator The Board of Education approved role at Clarendon. Stephens prenew principals and assistant princi- viously worked as a teacher/interpals for the 2022-23 school year. vention specialist in CCSD for five Veteran CCS teacher and current Dean of Students in Akron Public Schools Jennifer Stokoe will return to the district as principal of Worley years before becoming an assistant principal at Crenshaw, where she served for two years, followed by a year at Patrick. Elementary School. She said she has worked with some Stokoe taught at several CCS build ings, most recently Clarendon, befantastic leaders and believes she is well prepared for her new position. fore taking her first leadership role “I am excited to meet the students in Akron. and the Clarendon community,” A resident of Canton, Stokoe said she is very happy to be coming home. she said, adding, “I’m looking forward to building community. I will start by hearing the voices of all the “My husband and son are McKinley stakeholders within the building. grads. I have a junior at Early College. I’m very excited to be a Bulldog again,” she said. Gary Trbovich Jr. will return to CCS from Alliance City Schools where he was an assistant principal at AlPatrick Assistant Principal Jenae liance Middle School. He will be an Stephens will step into the principal assistant principal at Early College Middle School. Veteran teacher and current AIM Academy Assistant Principal Kara Rankin will take over as principal at AIM in the fall following the retirement of Annie Arvidson. Finally, another veteran teacher, Kim Springer was named an assistant principal at Crenshaw Middle School. She is currently a Technology Resource Teacher at the AIM Academy @ Belden. Superintendent Jeff Talbert said these new leaders come to the table with a mindset that fits the vision and mission of the Canton City Schools. “Through the interview process, we determined that their beliefs regarding leadership and high expectations closely align with ours,” Talbert said. “I am greatly looking forward to seeing what they bring to our buildings. Deputy Superintendent Mallory Floyd, who took part in the selection process said the district was fortunate to have strong candidates that rose to the top of the two-part interview process. “We are pleased to have grown the next principal at Clarendon Elementary, Jenae Stephens, from our own ranks and we are happy to welcome Jen Stokoe back home to Canton City Schools as the principal at Worley Elementary,” she said.

Jennifer Stokoe Jenae Stephens Gary Trbovich Jr. Kara Rankin Kim Springer

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stage. We had singers, dancers, and actors display their talents in the very ambitious musical, “Memphis,” followed very quickly by, “Hair.” Our instrumental musicians performed in parades, band shows, and sporting events, and even hosted our first-ever Steel Drum Festival. We have community partnerships like no other school district around, with caring leaders and volunteers that want nothing other than to see our students succeed. And we have the best staff, hands down. Thank you to all the teachers, support staff, and administrators who gave your all this year as you do every year. Finally, thank you, and best wishes to our retirees. You will be missed and your service to our students is most appreciated. To both the Class of 2022 and our retirees, please remember this: You are Bulldogs first and we will always have your back. Because once a bulldog, always a bulldog. Enjoy your summer!

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host, Ray Dover, a Marine Corps veteran stated: “Thanks so much for bringing your students. It was so nice to see the energy your group has. People don’t realize that it’s not easy for many veterans in their 60’s, 70’s and 80’s to manage the planting of so many flags.” Ray’s Marine attitude led the day! “We were happy and honored to be in the presence of those who served our nation,” Mrs. Pisani added.

Teacher Jennifer Crone walks through North Lawn Cemetery.

Teacher Jennifer Pisani pauses with students to read the headstone of a veteran.