Candidate races are set for a seat on the McAlester City Council and for school board seats in four public schools in Pittsburg County — although the elections will be
Voters elected Rachel Gronwald to another term on the McAlester Public Schools Board of Education.
The McAlester small business owner received 227 votes to 123 votes for challenger Sophia Collins-West as MPS voters picked Gronwald to remain in the school board No. 1 office during the April 6 elections. After the unofficial votes were announced Tuesday night, Gronwald thanked voters and shared her hope to move forward.
âIâm super grateful for the time that Iâve been able to serve on the school board and Iâm really excited to continue to move forward past the pandemic era,â Gronwald said.
Gronwald graduated from McAlester High School in 2006 and went to the University of Arkansas before returning to McAlester nearly a decade ago with her husband, Adam, who is a 2007 MHS graduate. The two have children attending McAlester schools and are small business owners.
By James Beaty Managing Editor Dec 9, 2020
Dec 9, 2020
Two candidates who filed for an open school board seat at McAlester Public Schools were among those filing for open positions in 14 school districts in Pittsburg County this week.
In another race, two candidates also filed for an open seat in the Haywood School District.
Both Rachel Elizabeth Gronwald and Sophie Collins-West filed for Office No. 1 on the McAlester Public Schools Board of Education, for a five-year term in office.
In the Haywood School District, both Carolyn Colley and Colton Snead filed for a three-year term in Office No. 2.
The two sets of candidates in the McAlester and Haywood school districts are set to face each other in their respective races during the General Election on April 6, 2021.