• Who: George Leary, principal Santa Fe 5th/6th Center
• Age: 46
• Residence: North Newton
•Education: Attended high school in Florida. He received his bachelor’s degree from Bethel College and his master’s of education administration degree from Kansas State University.
• Professional experience: 24 years in education. Worked as a teacher in Florida and Kansas. Has been a principal at Chisholm Middle School for the last 16 years.
• Hobbies: Outdoor sports and fishing
• Favorite movie: “A Beautiful Mind”
• Favorite books: “Hemingway on Fish” — a collection of work by Ernest Hemingway and the Hank the Cowdog series by John Erickson
• Quote: “Our task in this building will be to meet the wide educational needs of Newton’s fifth- and sixth-grade students. Furthermore, my specific job as an administrator is to enable teachers to meet the wide variety of educational needs of these fifth- and sixth-grade students.”
