Sherry Campbell on left, Wanda Westmoreland on right
Principal Wanda Westmoreland of Calhoun High, principal Sherry Campbell of Calhoun Primary and assistant principal Vivian Moss of Calhoun High will retire May 2010.
Westmoreland has been a part of the Calhoun City School system for more than 15 years working with high school students as either a guidance counselor or principal.
Campbell has been a part of the Calhoun City School system for more than 30 years. She has worked with students from kindergarten through eighth grade as either a teacher or administrator.
Moss has been a part of the Calhoun middle and high school system for more than a decade. She was an English teacher in 1972 and became an administrator in 2006.
New Leadership
Superintendent Michele Taylor said she appreciates the leadership of all three women who will retire.
"We have incredibly talented leaders in our school system and in our community. We are fortunate to be able to add more than 20 years of administrative experience as we welcome Mrs. Holcomb and Mrs. Bumgardner to our school family," Taylor said.
Kelly Bumgardner, who is the current Sonoraville Elementary principal, will fill the principal vacancy at Calhoun High School.
And, Beth Painter Holcomb, who is the current principal of Red Bud Elementary, will fill the principal vacancy at Calhoun Primary.
Gordon County School now hiring
Superintendent Bill McCown of the Gordon County School knew of the two principals decision to leave after this year.
McCown said the county school system has begun the process of hiring two new principals.
“The positions have been posted today,” McCown said on Thursday. “It’s typically a 10 day posting.”
Visit www.gcbe.org for more information about the job openings.
For more information on this story pick up a copy of the Feb. 27 issue of the Calhoun Times on newsstands Friday.
Could our School Board and Superintendent be to blame?
May God Bless You, Mrs. Bumgardner!
I agree totally! thank you for helping get focused on what is really important....our kids.
My. My. My. Preachers Daughter, this is no venue to hash out your personal vendetta. My misdeeds? Public Knowledge? You must have heard something I have not. Is there proof? What I want to do is talk about your misdeeds. Is there proof??? You are so bitter. Try to remember that your actions directly caused your predicament. Look in the mirror when you want to place blame. Don't hate the whole world. You need to get help for your anger. This cannot be good for your loved ones. I really don't care about your misdeeds. They are not my concern.However, I wish for you a long life full of joy and happiness. As I stated before, this is no venue for personal vendettas.
It amazes me that the group of people that want to vent are the ones who don't have all of the facts or even know how the school system works. They only want what they're after and when they don't get it, they want to attack that person. I wonder if they've ever considered that you are governed by rules and regulations, just as everyone else is in the school system.
I know who you are. You are a coward hiding behind all of your little cute names here on this online blog. Obviously, it pleases you to be unkind to people. What a bitter person you must be. It would seem to me that you must even hate yourself. When will you realize that your predicament is the result of your own actions? Your attack today in this blog just shows the kind of person you really are. Why don't you channel all that extra time on your hands into something productive like working in your raised vegetable beds or something. Do something with your life other than trying to make people suffer for some injustice you believe you have suffered. Rest assured your hateful attacks will no longer go without being addressed with legal representation. In other words, you are going to get your butt sued!
Kelly Bumgardner nor Beth Holcomb were asked to leave the County School District. They did so of their own accord. I wish them both the very best of luck in all their endeavors.
Good luck in the city Kelly! We'll miss you, and we wish you the best. Good luck to Beth and Wanda and the rest!
Dr. Taylor, have anymore openings out there???
Thank you Calhoun City schools and Gordon County schools for all you do! I salute you for the sacrifices you make!
Facts: Any performance test: bottom five. Felons exceed fellows. Fine job? Not it isn't.
Facts drown [biased] opinions.