Flanked by family members, three new members of the Davie County Board of Education took the oath of office last week.
Paul Drechsler, Wendy Horne and Clint Junker were sworn in by Ellen Drechsler, clerk of court and wife of Paul. Soon after, the three took over the seats, plus one, vacated by Terry Renegar and Rick Ellis and sat through their first board meeting as official members. Earlier this week, they took the class School Board 101, by the NC School Board Association, in Raleigh.
During the board comments portion of the meeting, Horne thanked everyone for attending the meeting, admitted she was caught off guard a little by having to speak, but said she was privileged and honored to have the opportunity serve the community.
Drechsler also said he was “honored and privileged to be a part of this board …