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10/24/07
For a year after his high school graduation and before his freshman year of college, Peter Zimmer, the principal of Crofton Woods Elementary School, backpacked through Europe. 
J. Henson - The Capital
Crofton Woods Elementary School Principal Peter Zimmer helps students, from left, Sara Diener, 7; Nicole Alford, 8; Maryam-Abid Chaudhry, 8; and Mollei Conyer, 8. Find Us On Facebook
"It was the most formative experience of my life," he said. "It reinforces an appreciation of different cultures and an understanding of our own nation."
That belief has influenced Mr. Zimmer's 15 years as principal at Crofton Woods. And when he retires in December, his legacy will be the broader world view that he gave to the school and its students. Mr. Zimmer has spent 38 years as a teacher and then principal in the county's public schools. His last...
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Crofton Woods Principal - 2007-10-25 11:56:32
After putting two children through Crofton Woods with Peter Zimmer, we don't know what more we could have wanted in an elementary school, public or private. Peter's leadership was always clearly a very large part of the school's success. Thank you Peter for the wonderful work, and for the success you instilled in so many children!
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