SESSER — The principal at Sesser-Valier High School was surprised with the announcement during an assembly Thursday that she’s been selected as the 2024 Illinois High School Principal of the Year.

The Springfield-based Illinois Principals Association announced Thursday that they selected Sesser-Valier High School Principal Natalie Page as the 2024 Illinois High School Principal of the Year.

Page is in her eighth year as SVHS Principal. Prior to that, she taught at Sesser-Valier Elementary School for 18 years.

Mrs. Page and her husband, Brian, live in Sesser.

US News & World Report’s named Sesser-Valier High School one of 2023’s Best High Schools.