Spokane man named HHS principal

Mike Haugen, a teacher who performs administrative tasks at Gonzaga preparatory School in Spokane, Washington, will be the next principal at Havre High School.

School Superintendent Andy Carlson said he offered Haugen the position Thursday afternoon, and he accepted.

Haugen is a Chinook native and his wife hails from Havre.

Carlson said Haugen was an assistant football and basketball coach for the Blue Ponies in the 1980s while he was teaching at St. Jude Thaddeus School.

“I think we were impressed with his teaching and instructional background,” he said.

“This was not an easy decision” he sai...