Thomas Bivens of Penn Valley, California, is the principal of Alta Sierra Elementary School in Penn Valley. Thomas was honored, along with three of his colleagues, by the Region 2 Association of California School Administrators which covers 10 Northern California counties. Bivens has been a principal at Alta Sierra for six years, a teacher for 11 years and principal for 14 years in Northern California. He is a Class of 1983 Meeker High School alumnus and a graduate of Chico University. He and his wife Janet have four children and four grandchildren. Thomas is the son of the late Bob Bivens and his wife Kay of Meeker. | COURTESY PHOTO
