(Updated 10:05am November 17, 2018)

Election Day has come and gone locally and the Hamilton Southeastern School Board will welcome three new members and one incumbent set to serve a second term this January.

The newcomers include Brad Boyer, Janet Pritchett and Julie Chambers.  Michelle Fullhart will begin her second board term in 2019.

Thursday, I asked all four winners to provide me with an e-mailed statement on the election results and any comments on issues facing the board during the upcoming four-year term.

Michelle Fullhart responded that she has been spending time in Fort Wayne with her father who just had open heart surgery.  She expects to submit comments to me upon her return.

Julie Chambers wrote she is “honored” to have been elected and looks forward to working with everyone connected to the HSE Schools

” I’m confident that the new board will come together to make sure the transition is smooth and we can tackle each issue with our students’ best interests in mind,” wrote Chambers. “We all want to make sure our kids are receiving the best education possible and I’m excited to be a part of that.”

Janet Pritchett is proud of everyone that worked hard on her school board campaign.

“I am more than ready to get back to work for the kids in our district and look forward to the next four years of doing so, ” Pritchett wrote.

Brad Boyer says he is looking forward to starting his new school board role.

“I think that we have the chance for a new beginning, a fresh start,” Boyer said. ” I hope that we will be able to create a bold, forward-looking, strategic vision for our school….We will be accountable, as will everyone in the school system.”

Once I have a statement from Michelle Fullhart, this story will be updated.

Now that the elections of 2018 are complete, think about this….the filing period for candidates in the 2019 Fishers City Election will begin in early 2019,