New assistant principal named at Addison Trail

ADDISON – Just 12 years after graduating from Addison Trail, Iridia Nevarez-Niewinski is going to be her alma mater's newest assistant principal.

Nevarez-Niewinski graduated from Addison Trail in 1992. She returned to the school as dean from 2007 to 2012 and has been a guidance counselor for the school's ACHIEVE program since 2012, according to a District 88 news release.

The District 88 Board of Education approved Nevarez-Niewinski’s new position during its Jan. 13 meeting and will join the administrative team July 1.

During her time at Addison Trail, Nevarez-Niewinski has started a club called LADIES, which aims to assist Latina students, and has sponsored the INTERACT Club and the International Dance Show. She also helps with the Padres Latinos en Acción meetings. Nevarez-Niewinski began her career as a juvenile probation officer and later became a bilingual teacher in School District U-46 in Elgin. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Benedictine University in 1996 and has three master’s degrees in education, educational administration and school counseling, according to the release.

Nevarez-Niewinski takes over for Doug Wildes, who will move across the district to take over as Willowbrook High School's assistant principal.