CONWAY — Jason Robert has been the principal at Conway Elementary School for roughly 55 days, yet he feels right at home and can’t wait to get the 2019-20 school year off and running.
“It’s going to be a great year, it’s going to be fun and it’s going to be engaging,” Robert, 37, said in an interview in his office with The Sun on Friday. “We’re going to grow our story together.”
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