VALENCIA PRINCIPAL REPRESENTS STATE IN NATIONAL CONTEST.Byline: Eugene Tong tong 1 tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs. [Back-formation from tongs. Staff Writer VALENCIA - Paul Priesz, principal at Valencia High since the school opened in 1993, will represent California in the 2004 National High School Principal of the Year awards. He will compete with more than 50 other principals nationwide for the award, which is given by the National Association of Secondary School Principals The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) is a United States educational advocacy organization consisting of secondary school principals. To promote excellence among middle school and high school students, NASSP founded and still sponsors the National Honor and MetLife. ``It's a recognition of a good job my staff has done,'' Priesz said Monday. ``I have a staff that are not afraid to try things that would help people grow and learn.'' The Association of California School Administrators nominated Priesz last month for the award, which recognizes outstanding high school principals for leadership, commitment to students and service. The group has previously named him California Secondary Principal of the Year for 2002. ``As an ACSA ACSA Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture ACSA Association of California School Administrators ACSA Airports Company South Africa ACSA Apple Certified System Administrator ACSA Australian Curriculum Studies Association Administrator of the Year, Paul Priesz is a stellar representative of his profession,'' association spokeswoman London Roberts said. ``Nominating him for the national award is further endorsement of his influential work to educate the students at Valencia High School Valencia High School may refer to:
A former science teacher and administrator in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Priesz came to the William S William, crown prince of Germany William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the German attack . Hart Union High School District in 1990 to serve as assistant principal at Canyon High before his appointment to Valencia High. ``We opened with 800 students,'' he said. ``We'll be at 3,550 next fall. But our vision to do what we want to accomplish has stayed constant. We want students to ... connect with their future, and we want to help them do that.'' During nearly a decade at Valencia, Priesz has pushed to break down the traditional idea of separating students into college preparatory and vocational tracks. Whether they're headed for work or college, Priesz and his staff have encouraged students to think beyond the next step and parlay An open programming interface (API) to a service provider's network (the network operator), developed by the Parlay Group (www.parlay.org). By enabling the customer's application to talk directly to the network, it allows the end user to have greater access to network information as well their skills and studies into a career through professional workshops and internship internship /in·tern·ship/ (in´tern-ship) the position or term of service of an intern in a hospital. internship, n the course work or practicum conducted in a professional dental clinic. opportunities. ``We want the students to make a connection between their education and their future,'' he said. ``We want them to go to college, but college is a means, not an end. We want them to think about their careers.'' Established in 1993, the Principal of the Year award recognizes school administrators who have made outstanding contributions to the profession. Winners will be announced in March 2004. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) PAUL PRIESZ Credits staff for recognition |
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