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PATTON The Cambria Heights Middle School has once again been recognized as one of the top schools in the state.
Cambria Heights received its third redesignation as a Don Eichhorn: Schools to Watch for its adaptation to COVID-19 and continued progress in the classroom.
“We were faced with unprecedented challenges over the last year,” Middle School Principal Jarrod Lewis said. “This was a whole new ball game for us this past year, and we saw a change of education that hadn’t been seen in our lifetime.”
Cambria Heights has been recognized as a School to Watch for the past nine years.
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Michael Strasser has served as superintendent of the Cambria Heights School
District since 2009. He will wrap up his 37-year teaching career at the end of this school year.
PATTON Michael Strasser has faced numerous challenges throughout his 37-year teaching career.
But of all the obstacles he has faced, arguably none have been more difficult than COVID-19.
Entering the final weeks of his career in public education, Strasser reflected on the stressful yet rewarding journey he has witnessed.
“To see the teachers, students and parents rise to the challenge when changes were not only occurring weekly, but daily and sometimes hourly, made me proud to be a part of Cambria Heights and this resilient community we call home,” said Strasser, who is set to retire at the end of the school year and current Director of Education Ken Kerchenske will become the district’s new superintendent.