The New Hampshire Association of School Principals officially named Marston School Principal Lois Costa as the Elementary School Principal of the Year during a ceremony Thursday night.
Teachers, students and school staff surprised Costa with the news last month by presenting her with a crown and sash during a special school assembly.
Costa has told Patch that she is "overjoyed" at the recognition, which is a prestigious honor bestowed to only one principal at each education level every year.
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