Dist. 41's Dr. Sandra Keim named Elementary School Principal of the Year

Posted May 03, 2018 11:00 pm

Daily Herald staff report

Thompson School Principal Dr. Sandra Keim with her Elementary School Principal of the Year award from the Illinois Principal Association's Lakes Region and the book that her school's students made in her honor. Courtesy of Lake Villa Dist. 41

Dr. Sandra Keim, principal of Thompson Elementary School in Lake Villa, was named Elementary School Principal of the Year by the Illinois Principal Association's Lakes Region on April 18.

The award was presented to her by Horace Mann and the Illinois Principal Association at Vernon Hills High School.

In honor of the award, students and parents at District 41's Thompson School in Lake Villa contacted "Card Your Yard" and had a sign displayed outside the school. Every class also make a sign in her honor, and a student from each class stood outside with their signs welcoming Dr. Keim into the building after the award ceremony.

Each classroom wrote in a book that was put together in her honor asking them to complete the sentence: "Dr. Keim is our favorite principal because ..." All students collaborated to complete the sentence and sign the page.

Students from Thompson School in Lake Villa line up to surprise principal Dr. Sandra Keim after she was awarded the Elementary School Principal of the Year by the Illinois Principal Association's Lakes Region on April 18. Courtesy of Lake Villa Dist. 41

Thompson School sixth-grade students Katelyn Harshbarger, left, Amanda Hamilton, center, and Ava Mattson, prepare a poster honoring Dr. Sandra Keim after she was named Elementary School Principal of the Year by the Illinois Principal Association's Lakes Region on April 18. Courtesy of Lake Villa Dist. 41

Thompson School Principal Dr. Sandra Keim, center, was awarded the Elementary School Principal of the Year by the Illinois Principal Association's Lakes Region. Courtesy of Lake Villa Dist. 41

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