The School Board interviewed five candidates this week and has narrowed it down to two finalists. They are pleased to announce Spence Evans and William Stone will move on to final interviews next week.

Spence Evans

Evans is currently the High School Principal for the Ames Community School District in Ames Iowa.  Ames High School has a student population of 1,436 students and has been listed as the top high school in the state 6 out of the last 8 years by niche.  He holds a Specialist in Education (Drake University), Masters in Educational Leadership (Drake University), Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education (University of Iowa). Spence is married and has 3 children.

William (Willie) Stone

Stone is shared superintendent of Southwest Valley Community Schools, which is comprised of Corning CSD and Villisca CSD. He holds a B.A. in elementary education (Central College), M.S. in school administration (Drake University), and an A.S.D in Educational Leadership (University of Northern Iowa). Stone has 13 years experience as a shared superintendent. Some of his accomplishments are renovating a 1928 three-story building with an 82% bond approval rating, successfully leading Corning CSD and Villisca CSD through the whole grade sharing process, and building the Villisca Community Fitness Center which serves a dual role of being an elementary gymnasium and fitness center for the community while school is not in session. He is married to Sarah and has two boys (Caleb 15 and Nic 9).

Top business students from Washington High to attend the Business Professionals of America 2018 National Leadership Conference, “Dream Bigger”, in Dallas, Texas, May 9-13, 2018. Brayton A, Peyton C, Kinsey D, Madison F, Allison H, Kaitlyn S, and advisor, Shelly Duwa, accompanied with approximately 7,000 other conference delegates from across the nation to participate in national-level business skill competitions, workshops, general sessions, and the national officer candidate campaigns and elections. Besides having the opportunity to excel, they will also be experiencing exciting sites in the historic Dallas area.

2018 National Leadership Conference

Front Row: Beau L, Kinsey D, Megan M, Kaitlyn M, Madison F, Walker I

Back Row: Colton A, Peyton C, Kaitlyn S, Allison H, Garrett I, David H, Kristen T, Mason S, Alexa M, Brennan H, Jenah G.
Not pictured: Brayton A, Braeden D, Kylee P, Brooke S.

The following students are competing at the 2018 National Leadership Conference:

Kaitlyn S (Database Applications & Integrated Office Applications), Madison F (Graphic Design Promotion & Fundamental Desktop Publishing), Kinsey D (Advanced Spreadsheet & Advanced Office Systems & Procedures), Peyton C (Fundamental Desktop Publishing), Brayton A, Allison H and Peyton C (Website Design)

2018-19 District Calendar (PDF)