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Superintendent John Farrelly, Associate Superintendent Sandy Kinzel, secondary director Keith Parker, Board of Education Chairman Bea Basnight and board member Margaret Lawler presented First Flight Middle School Principal Diane Childress with the 2020-21 Principal of the Year Award on Tuesday, August 25.

Farrelly spoke highly of Childress saying, “Diane is an outstanding leader. Her professionalism and dedication to the First Flight Middle School staff, students and families is an inspiration to all of us.”

Childress formerly taught third grade at Kitty Hawk Elementary School, served as an assistant principal at First Flight High School and Manteo Middle School and joined First Flight Middle School in 2018 as principal.

Childress will go on to represent Dare County Schools in the regional Principal of the Year competition.

A video from Dare County Schools shows the announcement to Childress:

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