A familiar face will be leading the way at the Southern Door Elementary School.  Marc Vandenhouten, a former teacher and alumnus, was officially approved as the new principal by the Board of Education Special Meeting last week.  Chosen from a pool of 34 candidates this spring, Vandenhouten will be taking over as the elementary principal on July 1 for Cory Vandertie, who resigned for family reasons after five years in the position.  Vandenhouten says he is excited about the opportunity to return to Southern Door and bring his family to a place he is proud to call home.

Vandenhouten returns to Southern Door with five years of experience after working as an elementary 3K-4 principal at Little Chute Elementary and 3K-6 grade principal for St. Mary’s in Luxemburg and Holy Trinity in Casco.  He and his wife Sara, with their three children, are in the process of moving to the Southern Door area.