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VIDEO: Meet The New Jefferson Union High School District Superintendent

Terra Nova High School Principal Thomas Minshew was recently appointed to the position and will take the reigns in June.

If your teen is attending Terra Nova High School, or has already graduated from that school, chances are you know Principal Thomas Minshew, 53, incoming superintendent of the Jefferson Union High School District.

If not, check out the video for a little introduction.

Minshew, who has been working in the district for 17 years, was appointed in March by Superintendent Mike Crilly, who will be from the post at the end of the school year. 

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Minshew graduated from Terra Nova High School and returned to teach there, eventually serving in adminstrative roles at the school and as its athletic director before being appointed by Crilly as its principal four years ago. 

Minshew said he looks forward to working with the district as a whole to tackle its and to get a , which is on a , passed by voters. 

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