Julie Geritz, assistant principal at Spainhower Primary School, has been named the Central Region Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year. Geritz is in her second year as the assistant principal of Spainhower Primary. Geritz was celebrated with a surprise assembly at SPS on Wednesday, Dec. 7. The Central Region MAESP president, along with other area members, came out to surprise and show their support for Geritz. Geritz will be recognized at the annual MAESP conference at the Lake of the Ozarks in March. Contributed image