SJH principal named as finalist for statewide award
Junior High teachers and staff on hand to congratulate Principal Callene Zapalac (front, holding check) after notification came that she was a finalist for the H-E-B Excellence in Education award were: (middle, from left) Kayla Willey, Rhonda Walters, Michelle Beyer, Amy DeMarco, Kim Wellborn, Megan Zapalac; (back, from left) Jeraline Wick, Melissa Adcox, Jennifer Knigge, Donna Janda, Sharon Jochen, Wesley Kutac, Melissa Zapalac, Heather Pavlu, Amy Brenner, and Lindy Lantelme.
From more than 1,500 applicants from across the state, Schulenburg Junior High Principal Callene Zapalac has been selected as a finalist for one of the 2022 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards.
Judging started in January to narrow the field to 150 teachers and 50 principals, naming them semifinalists. From there, regional panels made up of educators, administrators, and community leaders chose the…
