West Union Elementary was named a 2016 Blue Ribbon School by the National Blue Ribbon School program. Faculty and staff at West Union Elementary including (front, l-r) Ashley Henderson, Jessie Bushman, Stephanie Wagner, Kris Kamm, Sherri Imoehl, Morgan Deering, Ann Bruso, Val Lechtenberg, Karissa Butikofer, Jennifer Everitt, Becky Denburger, and Principal Travis Elliott; Jessica White, Laurie Post, Yvonne Kleppe, Renee Larson, Karen Schmitz, Angie Boehm, Stephanie Wirtz, Kelli Lau, Shelly Crandall, and Peggy Bentley; (back) Superintendent Duane Willhite, Karen Hertges, Stephanie Michael, Joni Walvatne, Dawn Halverson, Leah Sayer, Lauren Thoms, Mike Elsbernd, Shelly Sieck, Leslie Poppen, Mina Fantz, Elly Lehs, Brittany Heins, and Laurie Uthoff, are proud of this accomplishment. It’s the first time a school in the North Fayette School District has received this honor. Chris DeBack photo

A Blue Ribbon School

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

Teachers, students and staff at West Union Elementary have reason to celebrate after recently being named a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School by the National Blue Ribbon School program.

“We are very proud,” said Travis Elliott, West Union Elementary principal. “It is pretty exciting and one of the biggest excitements is that it is a national recognition. We consider ourselves pretty proud to be one of the top schools in the nation.”