Geary USD 475 has announced the new Morris Hill Elementary Principal and the new Assistant Principal at Fort Riley Middle School.

Kenneth Upham has been selected as the next Principal at Morris Hill Elementary.

Upham has been serving as the Assistant Principal at Seitz Elementary, and was selected out of three candidates. He will replace Greg Lumb who was promoted to Director of Instructional Innovations & Technology.

Upham received his Bachelors of Science in Education from Emporia State University in 1999. In 2004 he received a Masters in Educational Leadership at Pittsburg State University. He has 17 years of experience in education, including three as an administrator. He has been with geary USD 475 since 2006.

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USD 475 has announced the hiring of Trina Dibbini as Assistant Principal at Fort Riley Middle School. She will be replacing Heather Oentrick who will take over as head principal for retiring principal Joe Handlos.

Dibbini comes to Fort Riley Middle School after spending time at Burlingame Elementary, Concordia Jr/Sr. High School, Lakewood Middle School in Salina and currently from Meadowlark Ridge Elementary in Salina where she served as a Lead Teacher, which is considered equivalent to an assistant principal.

She received her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education at Kansas Wesleyan University in 2002. In 2010 she received a Masters in School Leadership at Fort Hays State University and English as a second language endorsement from Kansas State University.

Trina will begin her duties August 1st.