3 principals named
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools has named three principals of schools in the district.
Shane O’Neal will be the new principal at Thomas Jefferson Middle School.
O’Neal has served as principal at Kernersville Elementary School since 2015. Prior to that, he was the assistant principal at Meadowlark Elementary School, starting there in 2011.
O’Neal earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a master’s degree from Appalachian State University.
O’Neal replaces Pam Helms, who is retiring at the end of this school year.
Celena Tribby will be the new principal at Kimmel Farm Elementary School.
Tribby has served as principal at Hall Woodward Elementary School since 2012. Prior to that, she was the principal at Easton Elementary for three years and Rowland Hill Latham Elementary for two years.
Tribby earned a bachelor’s degree and a Master’s of Elementary Education degree from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. She later received a Master’s of School Administration from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Tribby will replace Floyd Lowman, who is retiring.
Lee Koch will be the new principal at Vienna Elementary School.
Koch has served as principal at Prince Ibraham Elementary School since 2005. Prior to that, he was the assistant principal at Ibraham, starting that role in 2001.
Koch earned a bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University, a Teaching Certificate from Norfolk State University, and a master’s and Educational Leadership, Ed.D., degree from Appalachian State University.
Koch will replace Andrew Lester-Niles, who is moving to serve as the principal at the Downtown School.
