Wednesday, September 16, 2009

New School Year Brings Staffing Changes

This year, Sparta High School has a new assistant principle, Gregg Eldred. Eldred replaced Jake Dodge, who took an assistant principle position in Kasson-Mantorville, Minnesota.
Eldred was picked out of 15 applicants for his "past experiences and ability to build relationships with students and parents, " according to Sam Russ, principal of Sparta High School.
Dale Stafslien, Sparta High's other assistant principle, also had good words to say about Mr. Eldred. He described him as an, "Easy to talk to great guy, who is very understanding and patient."
Eldred has a very diverse employment background. Along with being an assistant principle at Mora High School in Minnesota, he worked with level 4 EBD students for 7 years, was a physical education and health teacher, and also a football and wrestling coach.
When asked why he came to Sparta, Eldred said, "I worked as an assistant principle at Hayword High School for 2 years, and enjoyed working in Wisconsin."
Aside from his job, Eldred is married and has 3 kids, ages 23, 22, and 21. He lives in Sparta and enjoys waterskiing, fishing, and golfing.
As for his impressions of Sparta High so far, he said "The students seem responsible and I like that there are a lot of activities. Everything is going smooth."

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