Lakeside Junior High School Assistant Principal, Chelsea Jennings has been named National Assistant Principal of the Year.
Author: 5NEWS Web Staff
Updated: 4:16 PM CDT April 9, 2021
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Lakeside Junior High School Assistant Principal, Chelsea Jennings has been named National Assistant Principal of the Year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).
Jennings is the second assistant principal from Arkansas ever to win the honor. The first was Principal Dr. Michael Shepherd, who was assistant principal at Springdale Har-Ber High School and is currently the principal.
“Since hearing the news, I have had a smile from ear-to-ear,” said Jennings, in her fifth year as Lakeside assistant principal. “I’ve also shed a few happy and emotional tears. I am honored to be recognized among so many deserving and talented administrators, and I am excited to represent the work we do in Springdale to support every child. I know this award brings with it an important responsibility and opportunity to use my voice to shape the future of education, a task I accept with pride and gratitude.”