Pocatello Native Named New Blackfoot Principal

(BLACKFOOT) – A Pocatello native has been named as the new principal for Blackfoot High School. The Post Register reports that John Pearce has accepted the position along with an $82,000 annual salary. Pearce will return to the Gem State after 12 years of working as a school administrator in Little Rock, Arkansas. Pearce replaces outgoing principal Blaine McInelly who will officially retire at the end of this school year.