NEWSLEADERS — Sascha Hansen stepped into her first leadership role when she was an eighth-grader playing point guard on the Marshall High School basketball team.
On the basketball court, the point guard is the floor captain, essentially directing the team’s offense, and a young Sascha found herself leading teammates who were five years older. After her freshman year as a starter on the St. Cloud State University basketball team, Hansen helped rally her teammates after a disappointing season. The next year, as a sophomore, she was elected a team captain and in her final year the team made the Division II Final Four.
Now, years later, her next leadership opportunity will be at Sartell High School where she will be principal, replacing Brenda Steve who is retiring after 32 years in the district.
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