Yurish was named interim principal at Lakeland High School in June and began her tenure July 1. Yurish had previously been an assistant principal at the school since the 2007-2008 school year. She also served the district as an elementary school assistant principal and as the district's director of grants and testing.
Yurish began her career in Lakeland as a teacher aide before becoming a third grade teacher at Lincoln-Titus Elementary School in 1995. She also taught fifth grade at Lincoln-Titus.
Yurish graduated from SUNY-Cortland with a bachelor's degree in early secondary education and earned her master's degree in curriculum at Western Connecticut University.
The first-year principal replaced Cheryl Champ, who took a position as assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in the Sewanhaka Central High School District on Long Island.
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