Franklin dean to lead two schools in Bement

BEMENT – Matthew Jokisch, who spent last school year as the dean of students at Franklin Middle School in Champaign, will be the new elementary and middle school principal at Bement.

"I couldn't be more excited," Jokisch said. "I always felt I belonged in the elementary and middle school administrator level. I'm happy to be working in a small-town community. It is where I'm from and what I'm used to.

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