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A conversation with Sharon Summers on Ridgeland High

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Sharon Summers is the new principal of Ridgeland High School (RHS). She takes the place of Lee Boozer, who was the school’s first and only principal since it was founded in 2002. Summers has worked at RHS since 2006, when she started as a teacher and administrative intern under Boozer. She was an assistant principal at RHS from 2008 to 2012. Summers recently spoke with Sun staff writer Katie Eubanks about her new role as head principal.

 

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