Finalists Announced for 2025 Cumberland County Schools Principals of the Year
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Honoring the best in public education, Cumberland County Schools has announced the finalists for its big leadership awards.
Every year the Cumberland County Schools Principal and Assistant Principal of The Year Finalists for K-12 schools are nominated by their peers, and this week, the nine finalists were announced.
The 2025 CCS Principal of The Year Finalists come from five elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools in Cumberland County.
Principal of the Year Finalists
Elementary School Principals
- Corine Warren at Benjamin Martin Elementary School
- Lisa Gillespie at Mary McArthur Elementary School
- Antoine McGill at J.W. Seabrook Elementary School
- Dr. Shanessa Fenner at W.T. Brown Elementary School
- Shannon Booth at Sherwood Park Elementary School
Middle School Principals
- Dr. Natasha Brown at Westover Middle School
- Regina Blanding at Hope Mills Middle School
High School Principals
- Dr. Douglas Massengill at Massey Hill Classical High School
- Larry Parker, Jr., at E.E. Smith High School
Assistant Principal of The Year Finalists
Elementary School Assistant Principals
- Constance Thomas at William H. Owen Elementary School
- Dr. Hope Littlejohn at Ed V. Baldwin Elementary School
- Latonica McDonald at Walker-Spivey Elementary School
- Jernise Flood Rucker at Westarea Elementary School
- Teresa Rubio at Cumberland Academy, K-5
Middle School Assistant Principals
- Eddie Ford IV at South View Middle School
- Elan Goodman-Robinson at Westover Middle School
High School Assistant Principals
- Pierre Cobb at Pine Forest High School
- Jessica Black at E.E. Smith High School
The 2025 Cumberland County Schools Principal and Assistant Principal of The Year winners will be announced at an upcoming special event in the Fall of 2024.
– Intern Emilee Fann contributed to this story.
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