FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 17, 2015, 5:00 p.m. CDT

Contact Jason Hogue, Peru State College Marketing and Communications, 402.872.2429

 
Peru, Nebraska- Peru State College congratulates 2005 graduate Sara Paider (née Holcomb) on being named the 2016 Outstanding New Elementary Principal of the Year by the Nebraska State Association of School Administrators. Paider studied elementary and early childhood education

Paider studied elementary and early childhood education at Peru State College student taught at Loup City. Her first teaching position was at Loup City and she is currently the principal of St. Paul Elementary in St. Paul, Nebraska.

The Nebraska Council of School Administrators (NCSA) is an umbrella organization of 2,100 current and former school administrators. The Outstanding New Elementary Principal of the Year award cites “demonstrated outstanding leadership in their school, their region and at the state level” and “demonstrated . . . enthusiasm for the principalship by support from students, parents, teachers, and peers.

For more information, visit www.peru.edu or call 1-800-742-4412.

About Peru State College: Peru State’s “Campus of a Thousand Oaks,” an arboretum, is nestled in historic southeast Nebraska. The state’s first college, Peru State offers a unique mix of innovative online and traditional classroom undergraduate and graduate programs, including online graduate degrees in education and organizational management. It is a college of choice fostering excellence and student achievement through engagement in a culture that promotes inquiry, discovery and innovation.