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School Board picks four finalists for superintendent’s post

At a special meeting Tuesday night, Feb. 3, the Boone Central School Board selected four finalists for the superintendent’s position and scheduled open public interviews next Monday through Thursday, Feb. 9-12.

The finalists were chosen from among 16 applicants for the position.

Following are the finalists and the schedule for interviews next week:

Clayton Waddle of Red Cloud, NE, currently K-12 Principal at South Central Nebraska Unified School District/Lawrence/Nelson, will be interviewed on Monday, Feb. 9, beginning at 6:45 p.m. in the high school library. Waddle has previously served as K-6 Principal in Red Cloud Community Schools, and as a high school teacher and technology coordinator at Louisville Public Schools.

Thomas Becker of Pilger, NE, currently Superintendent and K-6 Principal at Emerson-Hubbard Community Schools, will be interviewed on Tuesday, Feb. 10, beginning at 6:45 p.m. in the high school library. Becker has previously been a Secondary Principal at Emerson-Hubbard, and as a teacher at Ogallala Public Schools.

Steve Dennis of Ord, NE, currently Elementary Principal at Ord Public Schools, will be interviewed on Wednesday, Feb. 11, beginning at 6:45 p.m. in the high school library. Dennis has previously served as Elementary Principal at Creighton Community Schools, and as a sixth grade teacher at Ansley Public Schools.

Cory Worrell of Norfolk, NE, currently Elementary Principal at Norfolk Public Schools, will be interviewed on Thursday, Feb. 12, beginning at 6:45 p.m. in the high school library. Before becoming a principal, Worrell was a second grade teacher at Grand Island Public Schools.