Former teacher adjusting well to SJ-O principal position

ST. JOSEPH – He's had a week with his building full of students, and new St. Joseph-Ogden Principal Brian Brooks said he almost can't believe how well his first principal job is working out.

Brooks earned his educational administration degree a couple of years ago from the University of Illinois at Springfield, and he knew he would probably start looking for work as a principal in the next couple of years, although he wanted to stay put at SJ-O. Brooks was the school's business teacher last year.

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