New Wethersfield jr./sr. high school principal isn't new to Kewanee

Dave Clarke
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Tyler Nichols
Tyler Nichols

Wethersfield junior and senior high school students will be met by a new principal when they return from summer vacation Aug. 17.

Tyler Nichols was hired to fill the position by the Wethersfield Board of Education at its July 14 meeting.

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Nichols, a native of Macomb, will make the move to Wethersfield after serving as a special education teacher, dean of students and head football coach in the Galva School District during the 2021-22 school year.

Nichols has a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from the American College of Education in Indianapolis, Ind. He served his administrative internship at Kewanee High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology and a K-12 endorsement in Physical Education from Western Illinois University in 2008.

He began his teaching career in 2009 as a P.E. teacher at Kewanee High School, and from 2019 to 2021 was a special education teacher at Princeton High School. While at Princeton he also served as assistant football coach. He served as head baseball coach at Kewanee High School in 2013-14, and as head football coach at KHS from 2013-18.

“I’m excited to get going this fall and meeting the kids,” Nichols told the board.

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The board also:

  • Accepted a retirement letter from elementary teacher Kelly Camey effective at the end of the 2024-25 school year.

  • Accepted a resignation letter from Shelley Church as high school Spanish teacher.

  • Accepted a resignation letter from Shannon Webster as high school special education teacher.

  • Approved the employment of Adriana Garcia as high school Spanish teacher.

  • Approved the employment of Taryn DeClercq as school nurse.

  • Approved the employment of Nicole Tye as assistant cross country coach.

Online registration for the 2022-23 school year began July 13. Walk-in registration will he held Wednesday, July 20, from 1 to 6 p.m. Teachers will report for in-service on Monday, Aug. 15 and Tuesday, Aug. 16. The first day of student attendance will be Wednesday, Aug. 17 with a 1:45 p.m. dismissal schedule through Friday, Aug. 26.

This article originally appeared on Star Courier: New Wethersfield jr./sr. high school principal isn't new to Kewanee