Dr. Kelly Kessler
Principal
Dr. Kelly Kessler is beginning her tenth year as principal at Loganville-Springfield Elementary.
She began her career in education by teaching sixth grade at York Suburban School District. She worked at West York Area School District as a Math Coach before coming to Dallastown as the assistant principal at the middle school.
She earned both her bachelor's and master's degree from Millersville University and her principal certification through Shippensburg University. Dr. Kessler earned her doctoral degree from Immaculata University in 2018.
Her free time is spent with her husband, Todd and their two children, Corinthia and Zachariah.
Dr. Kessler is active in both church and athletics. As an avid sports fan, you can usually find her participating in fitness classes, playing a variety of sports and supporting her favorite team, the Pittsburgh Steelers!
Ashton Hirsch
Assistant Principal
Mrs. Hirsch is beginning her fourteenth year in education and her thirteenth year at Loganville-Springfield. Previously, Mrs. Hirsch was the Intensive Learning Support teacher from 2013-2019 and then transitioned to the Academic Intervention Specialist prior to becoming the Assistant Principal. She was also the Lead Teacher at LSE during that time. Loganville-Springfield holds a very special place in Mrs. Hirsch’s heart, and she is excited to continue her journey at LSE in this next chapter as the Assistant Principal.
She began her career in education by teaching fourth, fifth, and sixth grade learning support at Elizabethtown Area School District. Basketball is Mrs. Hirsch’s favorite sport, as she played in college at Juniata College while earning a dual bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education. Mrs. Hirsch continued her love of basketball while being an assistant coach at Elizabethtown College and then transitioned to coaching at York Catholic. She earned her master’s degree and principal certification from the University of Scranton.
Her free time is spent with her husband, Andrew, their two boys, Carson and Brooks, and their dogs, Lola and Josie. She is a lover of the mountains, sports, dogs, coffee, painting and drawing, crocheting and reading. Mrs. Hirsch and her family are always on the move, and you can find them on the court, at the ball field or cheering on her favorite teams: Notre Dame football, Duke basketball, the Philadelphia Phillies and the E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!