report by the Englewood Sun<\/a>. \u201cI am also humbled and honored to be chosen to lead Woodland Middle School. It is such a great school with wonderful teachers & staff members, with the profound potential to do many wonderful things for the North Port community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nGrossenbacher, who will continue to serve as the Englewood Elementary School principal until the end of the school year, was called \u201can exceptional school leader with a passion for excellence and an unwavering belief in every student,\u201d by Chris Renouf, executive director of Elementary Schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe is a community connector with a commitment to building and fostering strong relationships with all stakeholders in an effort to help every student exceed the highest of expectations and achieve individual success,\u201d Renouf said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMr. Grossenbacher has made a tremendous impact at Englewood Elementary and will be dearly missed; however, we are excited to see him start a new chapter within the school district family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grossenbacher majored in English and minored in religion at Wabash College. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi, involved in Fellowship of Christian Athletes and competed on the football and track teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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