Former Provo High School principal Patti Harrington has been selected Utah Principal of the Year by the Utah Association of Secondary School Principals.

The organization said Harrington displayed a willingness to take risks to help students, anticipated and solved problems and improved the school's learning environment.Harrington now serves as the assistant superintendent of Provo School District. As a district official, her new assignment includes technology planning and implementation.

She will attend the State Principals of the Year Symposium Oct. 4-7 in Washington, D.C., where the principals will speak with officials from the U.S. Department of Education.

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