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  • From a principal's – and mom's – perspective

    Commentary By Belinda Westfall, North and South Elementary Principal|Feb 5, 2015

    In March 2004, two adults, a 3-year-old and a 7-year-old loaded a Nissan van with everything they needed to live for a month in a hotel and headed west. About 27 hours later, we, the Westfall family, arrived in Sidney, a city that prides itself in offering small town values ... big time opportunities. As we arrived, Brett, then 7 years old, asked to see his new school. Why not – what's a few more miles after driving 1,488 miles! As we parked in front of South Elementary on Toledo Street, B...