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Crest High's Roger Harris Named CCS Principal of the Year

Roger Harris

Roger Harris, principal of Crest High School, has been selected as the 2008 Principal of the Year for Cleveland County Schools.

The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon by Superintendent Bruce Boyles as he surprised Mr. Harris at a meeting of Crest High faculty and staff. Mr. Harris is longtime faculty member at Crest having worked there as a teacher and assistant principal before becoming principal in 2002.

Principals within the district nominated candidates for principal of the year, and a committee of parents and community representatives selected Mr. Harris. Other finalists nominated by their colleagues were Jerry Hoyle of East Elementary, Janet Anthony of Grover Elementary and Gloria Sherman of Jefferson Elementary.

Wachovia Corporation, The Principals’ Executive Program, and the N.C. Department of Public Instruction sponsor the principal of the year program in North Carolina.  Mr. Harris now will compete for the Southwest Region Principal of the Year. A state principal of the year will be chosen from eight regional winners and announced next April.