VALDOSTA —
More changes have come to the Lowndes High School administrative line up as assistant principal of seven years Rowland Cummings accepted the principal position in Coffee County.
Cummings takes with him an impressive career in education and leadership. He began his teaching career at Bradford County High School in Starke, Fla. where he taught U.S. and World History.
He later moved to Union County High School in Lake Butler, Fla. where he taught Social Studies and also served as the head basketball coach and assistant football coach. Later, he moved to Americus and became principal at Staley Middle School.
In 2005, Cummings came to Lowndes County initially as the freshmen academy director at LHS and later an assistant principal and director of the Performing Learning Center and Lowndes Learning Center. While in Valdosta, Cummings also served as the assistant athletic director and chaplain for the LHS football team.
During Cummings’ seven year tenure as an assistant principal at LHS, he received state and national recognition in academics and extracurricular activities.
Cummings served in the United States Army for four years and in the National Guard and Army Reserves for six years.
According to head of media relations at Lowndes County Schools Lynne Wilson, the Lowndes County Board of Education accepted Cummings’ resignation at Monday’s board meeting and his last day was Tuesday, August 7.
“Following normal hiring procedures, the job was posted and they will be interviewing soon,” said Wilson.
Cummings’ departure came shortly after the arrival of the new LHS principal Jaybez “Jay” Floyd and the two new assistant principals that came from Cartersville with him, Tan Downer and Brian Edwards.
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