Nieskens named national finalist

A Whitehall administrator is one of three finalists for the 2019 National Principal of the Year.

Whitehall 6-12 Principal Hannah Nieskens was announced as a finalist Monday by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. She is joined by finalists Lucas Clamp of Lexington, S.C., and Paul Kelly of Elk Grove Village, IL.

"I was shocked when I found out I was one of three finalists for the national award," she said.

Nieskens was also told this was the first time Montana has had a finalist for the national principal of the year award.

"I feel it is very infrequent that administrators f...