919 Magazine Holiday 2021

PRINCIPAL OF YEAR

Former North Raleigh Educator Gets Honor

A former North Raleigh educator was named this year’s Principal of the Year by the Wake County Public School System.

Knightdale High Principal Keith Richardson received the honor in October. Previously Richardson was Assistant Principal at Sycamore Creek Elementary and a Principal Intern at Leesville Middle.

Richardson began his career as an English teacher at Pasquotank High in Pasquotank, NC. He also served as principal at Crossroad FLEX and York Elementary.

Richardson has served as the principal of Knightdale High since 2019. Before that he served as principal of Crossroads FLEX

and York Elementary, Assistant Principal of Sycamore Creek Elementary and Principal Intern at Leesville Road Middle.

Other Principal of the Year finalists were Raleigh Bame of Laurel Park Elementary, Teresa Caswell of Parkside Elementary, Shejuanna Rodgers of Apex Friendship Middle and Annice Williams of Bugg Magnet Elementary.

WCPSS Assistant Principal of the Year is Bonnie Mwanda of Heritage High in Wake Forest.