Letter of the week

Here we go again. The Newport-Mesa Unified School District is losing a

dynamic principal to another school district (“Newport-Mesa’s principal

problem concerns parents,” Aug. 10). What a crime we could not hold on to

Newport Beach’s Ensign Intermediate School Principal Allen Mucerino and

his outstanding leadership.

We are so glad that we were lucky enough to have two great years at

Ensign under Mucerino. He is one of those principals who makes you

believe your student is being well taken care of with someone like him

running your school.

From the first PTA meeting, he held the roomful of people’s interest

with goals he had set for the students and the school.

When it was time for basketball, he was there in his sweats --

coaching and working out with the girls (not to leave out that our girls

went undefeated for two years!). And he was just very visible and

approachable at all times.

We had heard through the grapevine around promotion time that Mucerino

was interested in the possibility of principal at Newport Harbor High

School. We would have been very happy to have had him for four more

years.

But alas, La Paz Intermediate School in Mission Viejo is going to

benefit from a great principal. We wish Mucerino the very best for the

future and thank him for two super years at Ensign!

THE TRIPP FAMILY

Costa Mesa