South Ripley Jr. High's Destiny Rutzel Is District 10 Principal Of The Year

Monday, October 15, 2018 at 12:26 PM

By South Ripley Community Schools, news release

South Ripley Junior High School in Versailles has the IASP District 10 Middle School Principal of the Year.

(Versailles, Ind.) - On Sunday, November 18, 2018, the Indiana Association of School Principals will recognize Destiny Rutzel, Principal at South Ripley Junior High School in Versailles, IN, as the 2018 District Middle School Principal of the Year from IASP District 10. District 10 is located in southeast Indiana and is made up of Dearborn, Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Hancock, Jennings, Ripley, Rush, Shelby and Union Counties.

The recognition ceremony is a part of the 2018 Principals of the Year Recognition Celebration, which is a part of the IASP Annual Fall Conference. The award will be presented at a dinner at the Indianapolis Marriott Hotel at 6:00 p.m. with the IASP State President, Andrea Korreck, presiding along with Todd Bess, Executive Director.

District Principals of the Year are elected by their peers. One principal is honored from each of the 12 districts. From these 12 District Middle School Principal winners, one is chosen as the 2018 State Middle School Principal of the Year. The State winner will be announced at the award celebration.

Mrs. Rutzel is in her 5th year as the Principal at South Ripley Junior High School. Under her leadership SRJHS has received many noteworthy recognitions including being named an Indiana Four Star School, a 2018 Common Sense Media School, a 2016 National School to Watch, and a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School. Additionally, SRJHS received a Promising Practice award from the Indiana Department of Education in 2016 for their Advisory Program. The school was also recently named a “Champions in the Middle” school by the Indiana High School Athletic Association for their work with Special Olympic athletes.

“We are extremely proud of Destiny for receiving this prestigious honor,” commented South Ripley Superintendent Rob Moorhead. “She continues to do an excellent job leading the staff at SRJHS to help our students excel. We are fortunate to have Destiny in a leadership role at South Ripley and look forward to celebrating this honor with her.”

Destiny and her husband, Dave, live in Moores Hill with their two children, Chloe and Easton.

The Indiana Association of School Principals is a not-for-profit, professional association serving over 2800 building level administrators in the state of Indiana.