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Centennial High School welcomes its new principal, Darien Schoolcraft, who steps into the role after serving as assistant principal and athletics director — a move that signals major leadership shifts across the Peoria Unified School District. The school’s former principal, Scott Hollabaugh, stepped down after eight years, followed by departures of two assistant principals, Kathleen Rituper and Kelley Smalley, both cited as pursuing new opportunities. The upheaval follows an internal investigation involving a teacher and Hollabaugh’s disclosure of student complaints to police, including an email from a former student. Schoolcraft’s appointment was approved 3-2 by the district board, which also recently ousted its president and replaced the superintendent — with former HR chief Tahlya Visintainer now serving as interim superintendent, having played a key role in the investigation. The district is in the midst of a turbulent transition.

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