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Special to The Chronicle

New principals have been chosen for six schools in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County.
Peggy Dickey will be the principal of Lowrance Middle School; Cheryl Frazier will be the principal of Bolton Elementary School; Joanell Gatling will be the principal of South Fork Elementary School; Andy Lester-Niles will be the principal of Vienna Elementary School; Jeff Maglio will be the principal of Gibson Elementary School; Debbie McIntyre will be the principal of Jefferson Elementary School.
Dickey has been the director of the Hospital/Homebound Education Center and the assistant principal at Lowrance since 2010.
Before that, Dickey was an assistant principal at Jefferson Middle School for several years.
She will replace Val Raynor, who retires at the end of June.
Dickey has also worked for WS/FCS as a curriculum coordinator at Hanes Magnet School and taught math and science at Hanes and East Forsyth High School.
Dickey earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University, a master’s degree in school administration from Gardner-Webb University and an education specialist’s degree from Appalachian State University. She is pursuing a doctoral degree in educational leadership at Appalachian State.
Frazier has been the assistant principal at Diggs-Latham Elementary School since 2007. Before that, she served as curriculum coordinator for Diggs for several years.
She replaces Candice Johnson, who is moving out of state for family reasons.
Frazier has also worked for WS/FCS as an elementary teacher at North Hills Elementary School and taught in New Jersey prior to that.
Frazier earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a master’s degree in elementary education from Long Island University, licensure in school administration from Appalachian State and a doctorate in educational leadership from Nova Southeastern University.
Gatling has been the assistant principal at Middle Fork Elementary School for six years.
Before that, she was the assistant principal at Mineral Springs Elementary School for five years.
She replaces Trish Spencer, who was named the principal at Union Cross Elementary School in April.
Gatling has also worked for WS/FCS as an exceptional children’s case manager at Hanes, and she taught exceptional children at Goldsboro Middle School.
Gatling earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in special education from North Carolina Central University, received a master’s degree in school administration from Gardner-Webb and is pursuing a doctoral degree in school administration from Gardner-Webb.
Lester-Niles has been the assistant principal at Brunson Elementary School since 2003.
Before that, he was an exceptional children’s teacher at Whitaker Elementary School for several years.
He will replace Teresa Hewitt, who is retiring at the end of June.
Lester-Niles has also worked as an experiential educator for Eagle’s Nest Foundation in several countries throughout the world, including Australia, Mexico, Ecuador and Iceland.
Lester-Niles earned a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State and a master’s degree in school administration from UNC-Greensboro.
Maglio has been the assistant principal at Moore Magnet Elementary School since 2011. Before that, he served as assistant principal at North Hills and Sedge Garden elementary schools.
He replaced Ron Gibson, who retired at the end of May.
Maglio has also worked for WS/FCS as an elementary teacher at Clemmons and an exceptional children’s teacher at Ibraham elementary schools.
Maglio earned a bachelor’s degree from East Carolina University, master’s degrees in elementary education and school administration from Gardner-Webb, and an educational specialist’s degree from Liberty University.
McIntyre has been the assistant principal at Southwest Elementary since 2010.
Before that, she was assistant principal at Bolton for three years.
She replaces Nora Baker, who is retiring at the end of June.
McIntyre has also worked for WS/FCS as a curriculum coordinator at Bolton and as an exceptional children’s teacher at Speas Elementary School.
McIntyre earned a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree in special education and a master’s degree in school administration from Appalachian State.