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Nate Piturachsatit has moved from physical education coordinator to counselor at Lake Roosevelt Elementary School.

The change was approved by the Grand Coulee Dam School District board for the remainder of the year.

Principal Lisa Lakin said this week that Piturchsatit is also taking his internship as a principal and expects to complete it this next spring.

The district had the unexpected retirement of Rosella Covington, who held the counselor position at the middle school for a number of years. The district had advertised for a replacement but didn’t have any applicants.

“Because of Nate’s training and his activity in support, we asked him to fill out the year,” Lakin said.

The district plans to advertise again for a counselor replacement for the next school year, Lakin explained.