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A new, shared role for two familiar faces

Meet Your Administrators: Gregg Bruno and Jeff Dock 

Thornapple Kellogg — Gregg Bruno and Jeff Dock are the new assistant principals at Thornapple Kellogg High School. 

Previous positions in education:

  • Bruno was principal at Page Elementary for four years. 
  • Dock was a science and biology teacher at Lansing Catholic High School for one year and at TKHS for 17 years. He also has coached the TKHS football team since 2017.
Football coach and former science teacher Jeff Dock is the new assistant principal at Thornapple Kellogg High School (courtesy)

On changing grade levels: “I began my career as a high school teacher, (and) I loved being at Page, but when this opportunity opened up,” Bruno said, “I couldn’t pass it up.”

Said Dock: “After 17 years in the classroom at TKHS, this role is a new challenge. It’s something different, and gives me the chance to make a positive impact in a different role.”

What they’re excited about: “Being back in a high school and getting to work with students when they’re on the cusp of ‘what happens next,’” Bruno said, “whether that’s college or career, and getting to have those conversations.”

Said Dock: “Figuring out my new role and navigating through challenges,” and “building positive relationships with students and staff.”

Read more from Thornapple Kellogg: 
New principal says students teach him to ‘smile and be joyful’
Leader in school ready for new challenge

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Alexis Stark
Alexis Stark
Alexis Stark is a reporter covering Byron Center, Caledonia, Godfrey-Lee, Kenowa Hills and Thornapple Kellogg. She grew up in metro Detroit and her journalism journey brought her west to Grand Rapids via Michigan State University where she covered features and campus news for The State News. She also co-authored three 100-question guides to increase understanding and awareness of various human identities, through the MSU School of Journalism. Following graduation, she worked as a beat reporter for The Ann Arbor News, covering stories on education, community, prison arts and poetry, before finding her calling in education reporting and landing at SNN. Alexis is also the author of a poetry chapbook, “Learning to Sleep in the Middle of the Bed.”

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