School Board Selects New President

members selected Mike Hawkins for board president by unanimous ballot Monday night at the 2012 Board of Education organizational meeting.

Hawkins, 34, has been a school board member for four years. He was recently reelected in November when he ran unopposed.

Hawkins has been a officer for over ten years and recently became a handler in the K-9 division.

Hawkins said he wants to keep things moving in a positive direction for Trenton Public Schools and his first area of interest is a smooth transition for the new superintendent.

Other board members were selected for remaining positions on the board:

• Carol Oakley is now vice president
• Cristine Howe is now secretary
• Thomas Kinney is now Treasurer

Board members will hold the position for one year.

"We rotate the officers so everyone has an opportunity so nobody gets a strangle hold on any given position," Hawkins said.