Ashdown High School's Kay York named Principal of the Year

April 20, 2018 at 10:54 p.m. | Updated April 20, 2018 at 10:55 p.m.

by Jim Williamson

Principal Kay York, center, talks to members of the Arkansas Association of Secondary School Principals during an assembly where she was named Arkansas Principal of the Year award on Friday, April 20, 2018, at Ashdown, Ark., High School. Dr. Richard Abernathy, the association's executive director, presented the award.
Principal Kay York, center, talks to members of the Arkansas Association of Secondary School Principals during an assembly where she was named Arkansas Principal of the Year award on Friday, April 20, 2018, at Ashdown, Ark., High School. Dr. Richard Abernathy, the association's executive director, presented the award.

Kay York, principal of the Ashdown, Ark., High School, was recently named 2018 Principal of the Year for the Arkansas Association of Secondary School Principals.

Dr. Richard Abernathy, AAEA executive director, presented York with the award at her school Friday.

"This award is given each year to an Arkansas secondary-level principal who has succeeded in providing high-quality learning opportunities for students and has been acknowledged by peers for exemplary contribution to the profession," said Dr. Larry Smith, association program director.

Look for more coverage in Saturday's edition of the Gazette.

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