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Gaston County Schools has nominated five principals for the school district’s annual Principal of the Year recognition.
The finalists are Loretta Reed of Woodhill Elementary, Torben Ross of Robinwood Elementary, Jill Payne of Hawks Nest STEAM Academy, Kevin Doran of Cherryville High and Tyler West of Pinewood Elementary.
Gaston County s 2021-22 Teacher of the Year will be named spring 2021 during the district s Evening of Excellence program.
About the finalists:
Loretta Reed began her Gaston County Schools career as a teacher at Hancock Elementary School, which was replaced by Brookside Elementary when it opened in 1994.
She taught at Brookside, Holbrook and Southwest middle schools and Ashbrook High. After teaching in Charlotte briefly, she became assistant principal at North Gaston High School and later moved on to York Chester Middle School. She served Grier Middle School as principal for four years before transferring to Woodhill Elementary ahead of the 2018-19 school y
Former Gaston County principal, school board member dies
A former Gaston County Schools’ principal and board of education member died Sunday.
Terry Usery, born June 1, 1952, died on Valentine s Day, according to Gaston County Schools. He was 68.
Although an official cause of death wasn t available, friends of Usery believe he died from complications with COVID-19.
Usery dedicated his entire life to education, friends said, describing him as a devout educator, Christian and musician.
The Clover, S.C. native served Gaston County Schools for nearly four decades.
Usery’s Gaston County teaching career began in August 1974, according to Gaston County Schools. He taught students of Tryon, Carr and Page elementary schools over the next 15 years. He was also a school bus driver, according to the school district.