Area schools name new principals, others still vacant as searches continue

When students return to class next school year, there will be several new faces greeting them with new principals at Corbin Middle School, Corbin High School, Williamsburg Independent School, Oak Grove Elementary School, Whitley Central Intermediate School, Boston Elementary School and Whitley County Middle School.

The Corbin Middle School Site-Based Decision Making Council announced late Tuesday afternoon that Evan Robinson has been selected to replace Christi Lefevers as principal.

The Corbin Middle School Site-Based Decision Making Council announced late Tuesday afternoon that Evan Robinson has been selected to replace Christi Lefevers as principal. Lefevers has accepted a position with the Kentucky Department of Education as a recovery leader.

Robinson has 15 years of experience as a language arts teacher and as an assistant principal, where he helped cultivate a culture where every student can thrive.

The Corbin High School Site-Based Decision Making Council has announced that Shannon Dixon has been selected to replace Steve Jewell as principal. Jewell is retiring effective Aug. 1. Dixon will continue to serve as assistant principal until then.

Dixon has been assistant principal at CHS for the past three years. She has 16 years of experience in education as a high school English teacher and assistant principal in multiple districts.

The Williamsburg Independent School District announced late last month that Principal Marc Taylor has been named assistant superintendent of operations at the school. So far, there has been no word about his replacement.

Oak Grove Elementary School Principal Tonya Faulkner has been named as preschool coordinator for the Whitley County School District.

Gina Wilson has been selected to replace Faulkner as Oak Grove principal. Wilson started her education career as a first-grade teacher at Oak Grove and more recently has served as assistant principal at the school.

Heather Roaden has been named as the new principal at Whitley Central Intermediate School. Her previous position was principal at Boston Elementary School. School officials haven’t announced a new principal at Boston yet.

Whitley County High School alumna Amanda Croley has been named the new principal at Whitley County Middle School. For the past 12 years she has worked as assistant principal at the high school.