New lead teacher prepares for coming school year at Head Start

On June 1, at Sandy Churchill's retirement party from Head Start, attendees learned that fellow staff member Dawn Welch would take over as lead teacher for the preschool program.

"I actually found out the day before," Welch said.

Two months later, on Aug. 2, she was in the midst of giving a makeover to the Head Start building with the help of friends and family like her little cousin, Ava. "She likes to organize things," Welch said. "I'm like, 'I got a job for you.'"

School starts Aug. 27.

One part of the light renovation involved repainting the walls and providing new décor for the main area...