New West Stokes principal named

DANBURY (Winston-Salem Journal) - Tony George has been named the principal at West Stokes High School, the county's largest high school with an enrollment of 1,046 students.

George, the current principal of Starmount High School in Yadkin County, will take over at West Stokes on July 1.

His job was one of several approved by the Stokes County Board of Education at its work session earlier this month, said Melisa Jessup, the executive director of human resources for the county's school system. George replaces Charles McAninch, who left in October to become principal at Meadowlark Middle School in Winston-Salem.

Also, David Hicks will be the new principal at Chestnut Grove Middle School. He replaces Todd Martin, who was name the director for middle schools for the school system. Hicks is currently the principal at Mount Olive Elementary School. Amy Nail will replace him.

Nicole Rose, an assistant principal at Francisco Elementary, will be the new principal at the school. She will replace Gerald Jones, who will be the assistant principal at West Stokes High School.

Karen Boles will be the new principal at Germanton Elementary School, and Brett Denney was named the new principal at London Elementary School.