Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, September 21, 1995 TAG: 9509210014
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-8 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: JOEL TURNER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
In addition to Linda Wright, the new Penn Forest Elementary principal featured in an accompanying story, another former Roanoke administrator, Lois Trent, changed school systems.
Salem was the only district that had no changes.
Following is a list of the other new principals:
Roanoke
Linda Bigger Brown, Ruffner Middle School, former assistant principal at Holmes Middle School in Fairfax County. Brown, 43, is a former teacher in Charlottesville, Fauquier County, Prince William County and Fairfax County. A Richmond native, she has a bachelor's degree from Virginia State University, a master's degree from George Mason University and a doctorate from Virginia Tech. She succeeds James Wilson, who resigned for family reasons.
Sharon Richardson, Westside Elementary School, former principal at Preston Park Primary School for five years. Richardson has worked for Roanoke schools for 20 years, including three as a teacher's aide and 12 as a teacher before becoming a principal. A Roanoke native, she has a bachelor's degree from Longwood College and a master's from Virginia Tech. She is working on a doctorate at Tech. Richardson succeeded Linda Wright, who resigned to become principal of Penn Forest Elementary School in Roanoke County.
Gary Galbreath, Hurt Park Elementary, former principal of Garden City Elementary for five years, and, before that, for four years at Virginia Heights Elementary. Galbreath, 45, is a graduate of Virginia Tech and has a master's degree from the University of Virginia. During his first 10 years in education, he taught in Grayson and Washington counties in Southwest Virginia. He taught for four years at Mount Rogers School, one of the smallest in the state. At Hurt Park, he succeeds William Shepherd, who retired.
Ann Talton, Garden City Elementary, a former teacher in Montgomery and Roanoke counties, Athens, Greece, and Sacramento, Calif. Talton, 39, taught at Penn Forest and W.E. Cundiff elementary schools in Roanoke County. She also has worked in business and as a college registrar. She is a graduate of Appalachian State University and Virginia Tech. She succeeds Gary Galbreath, the new principal at Hurt Park.
Theresa Pritchard, Preston Park Primary, a former teacher at Rocky Mount Elementary in Franklin County and W.E. Cundiff Elementary in Roanoke County. A graduate of Emory & Henry College, Pritchard, 34, also has taught in Bristol. She grew up in Roanoke County and graduated from Northside High School. She has a master's degree from Virginia Tech. She succeeds Sharon Richardson, the new principal at Westside Elementary.
Roger Magerkurth, the newly renovated Wasena Elementary, former principal at Virginia Heights Elementary for one year and two years at the Villa Heights Education Center. A Roanoke native, Magerkurth, 46, has been a teacher and administrator in city schools for 23 years. He has a bachelor's degree from Atlantic Christian University and a master's from the University of Virginia.
Sandra Clemmer, Round Hill Primary, a teacher for 26 years in the Roanoke school system. For the past four years, she has taught on special assignment at the Madison Middle School Annex, teaching pupils from elementary schools that have been closed for renovation. Clemmer, 48, has a bachelor's and master's degree from Radford University; she is working on a Ph.D. at Virginia Tech. She succeeds Carolyn Haley, who resigned to take a post in Northern Virginia.
Roanoke County
Allen Journell, Northside High School, a 1969 graduate of Northside and a former assistant principal there. He also was assistant principal at Arnold R. Burton Technology Center and Cave Spring High. Journell, 44, also worked for Botetourt County schools for six years. He has a bachelor's degree from Appalachian State University and a master's from the University of Virginia. He succeeds Donna Henderson, who retired.
Shelby Thomason, Glen Cove Elementary, former assistant principal (four years) and principal (three years) of Glenvar Elementary. Thomason has worked for Roanoke County schools for 25 years as a teacher in several schools and as a resource teacher in the gifted program. She has a bachelor's degree from James Madison University and a master's from Radford University. She succeeds Mary Lee Hunt, who retired.
Danny Guard, Glenvar Elementary, assistant principal at Glenvar Elementary for three years. Guard, 40, has worked for Roanoke County schools for 16 years. He was assistant principal, athletic director and football coach at Craig County High School for one year. He also taught in Georgia for two years. Guard has a bachelor's degree from Mars Hills College in North Carolina and a master's degree from Radford University. He succeeds Shelby Thomason, the new principal at Glen Cove Elementary.
Mary A. Carswell, acting principal at Oak Grove Elementary. Carswell, a graduate of Salem College in Winston-Salem, N.C., has done graduate work at Radford College. She taught in Kernersville, N.C., before coming to Oak Grove as a teacher in 1970. She became assistant principal in 1975 and is filling in for Margaret Moles, who is on sick leave.
Boteourt County
Chester Adams, Troutville Elementary School, former assistant principal at Botetourt Intermediate School for four years. Adams, 43, taught at Colonial Elementary for seven years and for one year at Lord Botetourt High School. He taught in Dickenson County for eight years. He has a bachelor's degree from Virginia State University and a master's from Radford University. He succeeds Sandra Tunnell, who became a central office supervisor for Botetourt County schools.
Lois Trent, Colonial Elementary School, a former assistant principal at Fallon Park Elementary and Ruffner Middle schools in Roanoke. Trent, 53, was a teacher and administrator in Roanoke schools for 30 years before taking the Botetourt post. A Roanoke native, she has bachelor's and master's degrees from Longwood College. She succeeds Diana Dixon, who will be principal of Cloverdale Intermediate School, which will open next year.
by CNB