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.