Sheldon, Iowa — Sheldon Community High School’s Principal and Head Football Coach will be stepping down and leaving the District for a new job in Des Moines at the end of this school year.
Matt Meendering has announced that he has accepted the position of Principal at Dowling Catholic High School, and will start his new job on July 1st of this year.
He says he’s been in the Sheldon District for 16 years, with the last 8 as High School Principal.
In addition to his position as Principal, Meendering will be leaving his position as Head Football Coach, but he says he expects the transition to go smoothly.
Meendering says that his job at Dowling will be limited to High School Principal, and that he’s stepping back from coaching.
Meendering says that, while he’s been very happy in the Sheldon District, as he puts it, “Sometimes you have to go out and check the water.”
Meendering begins his new position at Dowling on July 1st of this year.
