When Eagle Valley High School's Mark Strakbein faced the panel interviewing him for Colorado High School Principal of the Year accolades, he no doubt grabbed the group's attention when he frankly admitted he didn't deserve the honor.
"I told them I wasn't worthy of this award, but this school and this community is," said Strakbein.
"The people who really won this award are the staff members and the students of Eagle Valley High School."
That may be so, but it's Strakbein's name on the plaque.
Strakbein is celebrating his 15th year with Eagle County Schools. He arrived in 1995 to teach physical education and work with at-risk kids at Battle Mountain High School. His wife, Karen, had been hired as the finance director for the school district and the couple was thrilled with the opportunity to move from Denver with their family - twin daughters, Morgan and Amy, and son Chad.
"We moved here because we wanted to raise our kids in a small-town, small-
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