Cheryl Stickler, principal of Haines Elementary School, has been named the 2013 National Distinguished Principal from Alaska.
The award is made annually by the National Association of Elementary School Principals and the U.S. Department of Education.
Stickler was nominated and selected by her fellow principals through a statewide search process conducted by the Alaska Association of Elementary School Principals, said Erica Kludt-Painter, vice president of the statewide group.
Stickler is passionate in her belief that…