Ike principal Thompkins headed for Corona Santiago

Eisenhower principal Reginald Thompkins will be the new principal at Corona Santiago, said Rialto Unified School District spokeswoman Syeda Jafri.

Thompkins was a basketball star at Pacific High School and formerly coached the basketball team at San Gorgonio High School.

Jafri said the school district will have a going-away party for Thompkins on June 26th.

Jafri added that Thompkins' new job will ease his commute, since his family - he has a wife and two children - is moving to Corona soon.

Thompkins is the second member of the Ike administration to be leaving the school this spring. The other is assistant principal Tom Hoak who - as previously reported here - is retiring from education after 37 years. Hoak led Ike to the 1993 CIF-SS football championship and a No. 2 national ranking.