Monday night the USD 465 Board of Education members met in executive session and chose Chanute Assistant Principal and Activities Director Eric Flaton as the new Principal at Winfield High School.  Flaton has been at Chanute for the past two years and prior to that he taught language arts in Pittsburg.  His 13 years of experience also include Field Kindley High School, Ulysses High School, Erie Junior High School and Altoona-Midway High School. 

Flaton was named the “Southeast Kansas League’s Coach of the Year” in 2014, 16 and 17 and also the “Sports in Kansas Class 4A Coach of the Year” in 2014. He has his leadership certification from Newman University, Communications and History degree from the University of Kansas, and Master of Science in Teaching from Pittsburg State University. Flaton begins his new job at WHS on July 1st.