PTA Names Darrell Herring Principal Of The Year

Cherokee County School District educators won top Georgia PTA District 13 awards at the organization’s annual awards ceremony. 

District 13, which covers units and councils in Cherokee, Forsyth, Gordon and Whitfield counties, presents annual awards to recognize outstanding educators.  

This year's ceremony was held on May 3 at Sequoyah High School.  

Honors received by CCSD educators included: 

• Lifetime Achievement Award: Sequoyah principal Elliott Berman;
• High School Principal of the Year: River Ridge High School principal Darrell Herring;
• Elementary School Principal of the Year: Clark Creek Elementary School STEM Academy principal Dr. Jennifer Scrivner;
• Visionary Award: Gwen Freeman of Hasty Elementary School Fine Arts Academy; and,
• Outstanding Educators: Scott Barber and Jason Bermudez of Indian Knoll Elementary School and Jeff Bennett of River Ridge.

The honorees will be recognized by the Cherokee County School Board and Superintendent Dr. Frank Petruzielo at the Board’s meeting on May 15.