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When Steve Lytwyn walked the hallways of Ecole McIsaac School as a student, he could never have imagined he would one day run the place. But in a truth-is-stranger-than-fiction twist, that is just what will happen this fall as the energetic educator becomes principal of Flin Flon's largest school. 'It feels really good,' says Lytwyn, currently one of McIsaac's two vice-principals. 'I'm very excited and I'm looking forward to the opportunity to continue to work with the community, the staff, the students and the parents.' Lytwyn will succeed principal Gerry Lannon, a Newfoundland and Labrador transplant who earlier this month tendered his resignation after one year at McIsaac. Since becoming a vice-principal last fall, Lytwyn has meshed well with the McIsaac community, bringing a jovial, people-first approach to the position. 'I like to have the students on board and enjoying their schooling,' he says. Lytwyn joined the Flin Flon School Division as a teacher in 2003. He would teach subjects such as English and phys-ed at Ruth Betts Community School and another alma mater, Hapnot Collegiate. He eventually became Hapnot's guidance counsellor, a job full of troubleshooting, timetabling and helping individual students. It started Lytwyn on the path to administration. After three years as guidance counsellor, the school board deemed him ready to take the next step. When one of McIsaac's vice-principal positions was vacated for the 2012-13 school year, trustees saw Lytwyn as the best choice to fill it. See 'Board' on pg. Continued from pg. While Lytwyn was supervising his Grade 8 students' farewell dance on Tuesday evening, the Board voted to award him the top job effective this fall. Though Lytwyn attended McIsaac from kindergarten to Grade 8, it wasn't until he reached Hapnot that he began pondering a career in teaching. He wasn't sure he would end up back in Flin Flon, but he's sure glad he did. 'I grew up here, I love it here and it's an excellent place to raise a family,' says Lytwyn, whose three children are enrolled at McIsaac. Speaking of family, teaching runs in Lytwyn's. His mother, Heather, taught English at Hapnot for a number of years. His late father, Ric, was also a teacher by profession but switched careers to work in the powerhouse at Hudbay.
