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New Axtell School principal hired

By Greg Bebermeyer

02/11/2025

Whitney McGinnis/Credit: USD 113

(KMZA)--A new Axtell school principal has been hired.

Prairie Hills USD 113 Superintendent Todd Evans said the USD 113 Board of Education Monday evening approved the hiring of Whitney McGinnis for the position, effective July 1, 2025.

McGinnis has served as an Associate Principal - Athletic & Activities Director at Atchison's Maur Hill - Mount Academy (MH-MA) since July 2022. Prior to that, she served as the MH-MA Assistant Principal as well as having served as an Academic Counselor.

McGinnis received her Master of Science in Educational Leadership from Benedictine College. She earned a Master of Science in School Counseling from Emporia State University along with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from Emporia State.

Evans said, “I am confident that Whitney McGinnis’ education, work ethic and professional demeanor will have a positive impact on the students of the Axtell School. She is an impressive and positive individual and we welcome her to the USD 113 family.”

McGinnis, an Oskaloosa High School graduate, will be replacing Gay Frazee who will be retiring at the end of this school year.

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