At its Feb. 3 meeting, the Board of Education named principals for a new elementary school opening next year, a middle school and a high school.
The board named James Argent principal of the new Lake Myra Elementary, Craig Harris principal of West Lake Middle and Jamee Lynch principal of East Wake School of Integrated Technology.
Argent has served as principal of Swift Creek Elementary since 2005. Prior to that, he served an assistant principal at Timber Drive Elementary and served as an assistant principal intern and curriculum integration coordinator at Centennial Campus Middle School. He was a teacher in the Burke County, NC and Catawba County, NC schools. He was a finalist for WCPSS Assistant Principal of the Year in 2004.
Harris has served as principal of a Wilson County, NC middle school since 2005. Prior to that, he served as an assistant principal and teacher in Wilson County, NC schools. He was the Wilson County Principal of the Year in 2008.
Lynch has served as principal of Sanford Creek Elementary since it opened in 2007. Prior to that, she served as principal of Hodge Road Elementary. She was an assistant principal at Vance Elementary and a teacher at Garner High. She was an assistant principal in the Johnston County, NC schools and an administrator at Methodist College in Fayetteville, NC. She was the WCPSS Principal of the Year in 2006.
The board named retired teacher Ann Deegan as interim principal at West Lake Middle School. Deegan has served as an interim principal at Washington Elementary, Lufkin Road Middle and Dillard Drive Elementary. She was principal of Martin Middle School and Underwood Elementary, as well as a WCPSS administrator.