Continuing last year’s streak, another assistant principal from Park County School District 1 has been named the 2025 Wyoming Assistant Principal of the Year by the Wyoming Association of Secondary School Principals. 

This year’s honoree is Powell High School’s Steve Lensegrav who has put in six years as the school’s assistant principal after teaching chemistry and physics at Powell High School. 

Lensegrav was taken by surprise Nov. 26 during what was supposed to be a quick student achievement celebration for academic letters and WYTOPPS scores. But at the tail end of the presentation Lensegrav was named Wyoming’s Assistant Principal of the Year.

“I’m really kind of speechless and obviously we don’t do what we do, we don’t have the numbers that we have without every one of you, and so [we’re] appreciative of all of you guys, I do love every one of you … and thank you very much,” Lensegrav said upon receiving his award.

Powell High School Principal Tim Wormald praised Lensegrav’s ability as an assistant principal before presenting him the award. 

“When I was hired as the Powell High School principal six years ago, I felt the weight of the world on my shoulders trying to find the right assistant principal,” Wormald said. “My choice was Steve, and six years later, I know I made a great decision.”

Lensegrav thinks critically and works toward solutions that are best for students and staff, Wormald added.

Powell High School has recently worked with students and teachers to improve learning and engagement at Powell High School through a new cellphone policy and implemented intervention practices, which allow students 15 extra days to turn in “major performance assignments” using a lunch time intervention, Lensegrav said. 

“One of the things I most appreciate about Mr. Lensegrav is he cares deeply about each and every one of you. I know that Mr. Lensegrav sometimes has a hard job. He has to be the bad guy,” Wormald said at the assembly, adding, “He cares about helping you make decisions that are better for you in the future, and sometimes those are hard conversations to have, but it’s truly wanting what is best for you.”

The award is an honor, Lensegrav said in an interview with the Tribune, but it’s about teamwork.

When he became assistant principal just over half a decade ago he didn’t see himself winning the award, he said, it was a matter of doing the job as well as he could and proceeding from there. The role of assistant principal deals a lot with attendance and discipline but there is more to it, including teamwork and problem solving.

“It’s kind of hard to say that I did this or I did that, but I think that we all work together, and we got a great staff out at the high school here, and they all do what’s right for kids, and they work hard,” Lensegrav said.