Holly Wallace Named W.T. White Principal

May 7, 2020 Bethany Erickson 1 Comment

For incoming freshman at W.T. White High School, their new principal will look extremely familiar.

The school announced Thursday that current E.D. Walker Middle School principal Holly Wallace has been chosen as the new principal at the high school after Elena Bates announced her move to a new position within the district last month.

In addition to serving as the principal at Walker, she was also the principal at Herbert Marcus Elementary from 2015-2o17.

“In both of these principalships, she has increased student achievement by at least two letter grades and left a lasting, positive impact on the culture of the school,” the school’s PTSA said via Facebook.

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Bethany Erickson

Bethany Erickson, former Digital Editor at People Newspapers, cut her teeth on community journalism, starting in Arkansas. She's taken home a few awards for her writing, including first place for her tornado coverage from the National Newspapers Association's 2020 Better Newspaper Contest, a Gold award for Best Series at the 2018 National Association of Real Estate Editors journalism awards, a 2018 Hugh Aynesworth Award for Editorial Opinion from the Dallas Press Club, and a 2019 award from NAREE for a piece linking Medicaid expansion with housing insecurity. She is a member of the Education Writers Association, the Society of Professional Journalists, the National Association of Real Estate Editors, the News Leaders Association, the News Product Alliance, and the Online News Association. She doesn't like lima beans, black licorice or the word synergy.