Eastmont School Board approves hiring of Celebrezze

Bryce Newberry, Online Editor

The Eastmont School Board unanimously approved the hiring of Wenatchee High School Principal Bob Celebrezze as the principal of Clovis Point Intermediate School at tonight’s regular board meeting.

WHS Principal Bob Celebrezze
WHS Principal Bob Celebrezze

Out of 20 applicants and three interviewed, Celebrezze was selected to be recommended by Eastmont Superintendent Garn Christensen. Current Clovis principal, Dennis Gibson, is set to retire at the end of this year, Eastmont’s Executive Director of Human Relations Vicki Trainor said.

“We won’t task him with anything until July 1,” Christensen said after tonight’s approval. “He’s stepping into a really well-run school.”

The Apple Leaf requested an interview with Celebrezze early this afternoon, but it was later declined. He was hired as WHS principal in 2013 after coming from Moscow High School in Idaho. Although Celebrezze has only been principal at WHS for two years, Christensen is not concerned because he said it’s not a pattern for Celebrezze.

Interviews took place last Friday, Trainor said. Christensen and Trainor were at WHS this morning interviewing students and staff in the hall about Celebrezze. This afternoon, Trainor said sometimes things move quickly.

“Really big high schools are hard to lead in any community,” Christensen said.

Christensen said during Celebrezze’s interview, he expressed that WHS was too big for him, even though he was doing his best to be successful.

A transition process with Gibson, Christensen said, will be worked out between Celebrezze and Gibson. 


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