School Principals
Midland (and its predecessor schools) have had many principals over the years. The following list goes back to 1943, and covers four schools:
Midland Adventist Academy
(name: 1997-present, location: 1980-present)
6915 Maurer Road
Shawnee, KS
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Midland Adventist School
(1970-1997)
87th & Riggs
Overland Park, KS
New Haven SDA School / Overland Park SDA School
(1956-1970)
87th & Riggs
Overland Park, KS
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Kansas City Church School / Kansas City Intermediate
(1943-1970)
1110 N. 18th Street
Kansas City, KS
Items of Interest
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The New Haven and Kansas City schools merged in 1970 to form Midland Adventist School
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Gary Kruger (MAA), Iris Darrell (KCC), and Mary Wakefield (KCC) share the longest tenure for a principal at six years
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The average length of a principal's service at one of these four schools is 2.1 years
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Joseph Schnell was principal at the KC Church School for three years, then became New Haven's principal for one
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Dan Hoskinson was principal of the New Haven school in 1969, then became principal of Midland after the merger
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Mary Wakefield is the only name on the list to serve two separate terms (1945-1951 and 1956-1967)
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Midland moved from the Overland Park location to Maurer in 1980
Midland Adventist Academy
Yefferson Mercado 2026-Present
Greg Murphy 2022-2026
Adam Littell 2020-2022
Richard Young 2018-2020
Dan Kittle 2016-2018
Randy Bovee 2012-2016
Trudy Hoffman 2008-2012
Gary Kruger 2002-2008
Teryl Loeffler 1999-2002
Robert Stevenson 1997-1999
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Midland Adventist School
Gary Philpott 1992-1997
Mark Haynal 1988-1992
John McCoy 1986-1988
Greg Gerard 1984-1986
Gwynn Carey 1980-1984
Ralph Hollenbeck 1978-1980
Allan Sather 1976-1978
Dennis Brown 1974-1976
Duane Lemon 1971-1974
Dan Hoskinson 1970-1971
New Haven SDA School
Dan Hoskinson 1969-1970
Joseph Schnell 1968-1969
Kenneth Fair 1966-1968
Clarence Gladden 1963-1966
Glendon Sibley 1961-1963
Melvin Ward 1956-1961
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Kansas City Church School
Richard Swanson 1968-1970
Joseph Schnell 1965-1968
William West, Jr. 1964-1965
Iris Darrell 1958-1964
Inez Grossman* 1957-1958
Mary Wakefield* 1956-1957
Note 1 1955-1956
Note 2 1953-1955
Howard Sinclair* 1952-1953
Melba Winfrey* 1951-1952
Mary Wakefield* 1945-1951
Grace Halsey* 1944-1945
Mrs. G. Dahlberg* 1943-1944
Note 1: Mrs C.D. Adams OR Mr. C.D. Adams OR Milford Brown
Note 2: Mr. C.D. Adams AND Mrs. C.D. Adams
* no principal - only one teacher
Historical Note
Many thanks to KS/NE Educational Superintendent Gary Kruger for filling in the many gaps for the New Haven and Kansas City schools!