Russ Clark named new Bad Axe Elementary principal Has been Ascent principal for past six years FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Ascent High School principal Russ Clark at the school's 2020 graduation. Clark will become the Bad Axe Elementary School's principal in the upcoming school year. (Tribune File Photo) Show MoreShow Less 2of3 3of3 Bad Axe Elementary School will have a new principal in the upcoming school year, one who already has plenty of experience in the district. The Bad Axe Board of Education announced at its May meeting that Russ Clark, the current principal for Ascent High School, will be the district's new elementary school principal.