By Meagan Barrett ‘15

James Allrich will be Sherwood’s new assistant principal next year, replacing Terry Heintze who will serve as an assistant principal at Walter Johnson. Allrich is currently an assistant principal at White Oak Middle School and previously at Springbrook High School. Sandi Williams, Sherwood’s current alternative programs teacher, is now the Assistant School Administrator and is replacing the departing George Awkard.

Allrich will spend much of the upcoming school year “shadowing” Principal Bill Gregory to learn just what it takes to be a principal.  Allrich will be observing how Gregory handles situations and conducts himself during meetings. Sometime during the next school year, Gregory will leave Sherwood for six weeks and Allrich will become “acting principal” during that time.

“This is not to prepare for the next principal of Sherwood,” said Gregory. “This is about me helping him get to be a principal of another school. And if he doesn’t get a principal position, he will stay on here as an assistant principal.” Gregory, while away, is going to be an assistant principal and hopes to be at an elementary school to see the instructional and learning process in earlier grades.