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Principal Carrie Sanchez of the Port Clinton Middle School, a celebrated school official who has won awards in recent years, was elected the President of the Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators for 2021-22.
According to its website, OAESA’s purpose is to “connect and support pre-K – 8 administrators throughout their careers. We believe that every school deserves an effective, informed, and caring administrator to lead and support it. OAESA is here for administrators, so they can be there for their students, faculty and communities.”
Sanchez has led the team of educators at Port Clinton Middle School since 2009. Under her guidance, the school has received national recognition as a National Forum School to Watch, High Progress School of Honor, and International Center for Leadership in Education Model School Award. She received the Debra Kasak National Distinguished Leadership Award in 2019.
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Aaron DiBucci, left, the Director of Facilities and Maintenance, lifts some weights with Superintendent Pat Adkins in the new weight room of the PC Field House (Photos by D’Arcy Patrick Egan)
BY D’ARCY PATRICK EGAN
The brand, spanking new 26,000-square-foot Port Clinton Field House, a state-of-the-art facility that has surprised everyone in the community who got to tour it, opened its doors on Sunday.
It has been the dream of the Port Clinton Board of Education, the Port Clinton Athletic Boosters, Athletic Director Rick Domminick and especially Superintendent Patrick Adkins to find a modern home for the school’s athletic programs. With contributions by many, and especially local entrepreneurs Fred and Dawn Zink, a deal was made last August to convert the Zink Warehouse at the corner of Short and Railroad streets on Port Cinton’s East side into the red-and-white field house of their dreams.
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A small group of Port Clinton School district officials and the family of retiring school official Jack Nitz gather in front of the newly-designated Jack Nitz Academic Center, also now known as “The J.A.C.”
Jack Nitz has been a teacher, coach, Dean of Students, Principal and Director of Student Services in the Port Clinton City School District in his 40-year career. Nitz had retired in June, and his dedication to students and staff of the Port Clinton City Schools encouraged the Port Clinton Board of Education to honor his career by renaming the Port Clinton High School Media Center as The Jack Nitz Academic Center, which was quickly given a new moniker: “The J.A.C.”