Wilson High school principal named District 7 North - High School principal of the year

Montgomery, Ala:  Gary Horton, principal of Wilson High School has been named District 7 North - High School Principal of the Year.

Horton has a total of 42 years in education.  He has been the principal of Wilson High School for 13 years, spent 17 years as a math teacher and coach, and 9 years as a head football coach and athletic director. Horton spent 20 years of his career at Bradshaw High School in Florence.  

Each of the eight Alabama Association of Secondary School Principal (AASSP) districts nominate a principal within their district for the award. Horton will be interviewed by a selection committee at the 2019 AASSP/AAMSP Fall Conference, November 10-13, where the top three finalists will be announced. The winner of Alabama’s High School Principal of the Year award will be named in January.

The Alabama High School Principal of the Year Award is sponsored by the Alabama Association of Secondary School Principals and American Fidelity.

Thank you to American Fidelity for their continued support and recognition of outstanding Alabama public school administrators.

(For more information, please contact Susie Ellison, CLAS Communication Coordinator, at 334.265.3610 or at susie@clasleaders.org)

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