(KMZA)-- A new Axtell Public School principal has been hired.
In a statement Wednesday, Prairie Hills USD 113 Superintendent Todd Evans announced the hiring of Alana Seddon for the position.
Most recently, Seddon has been the instrumental and vocal music director at Jackson Heights USD 335.
In addition to a Bachelor and Masters degree in Music Education, Evans said Seddon has an Educational Specialist degree in Educational Leadership from the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky.
She has experience in school management at the Hartt School of West Hartford, Connecticut.
Seddon will replace Jayson Tynon, who has served as Axtell principal since the 2017-18 school year.
The USD 113 Board of Education accepted his resignation in a special meeting June 2, effective at the end of the current school year.
Tynon will become the new physical education teacher at Axtell for the 2021-22 school year.
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