The Alamance-Burlington School System has appointed Joanna Gwynn as Principal of Graham High School. Ms. Gwynn has been in the interim role for the past several months, during which she demonstrated exceptional leadership, stepping up to guide her staff and students with a clear vision and steady hand. Prior to this, she held Assistant Principal positions at both Graham High and Graham Middle School.
Her educational career includes prior experience within ABSS, where she worked as a Freshman Seminar Teacher at Walter M. Williams High School and as Interim Assistant Principal at Broadview Middle School. She has also held leadership roles across the region, including Assistant Principal at Reidsville High School in Rockingham County Schools and in Caswell County Schools.
A graduate of Greensboro College, Gwynn earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a Minor in International Studies, along with Middle Grades Certification for 6-9 Social Studies. She went on to complete a Master of School Administration at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University, an Education Specialist degree from Gardner-Webb University, and holds the NCPAPA Distinguished Leadership in Practice Certification.
Gwynn's accomplishments include being named Teacher of the Year at N.L. Dillard Middle School in 2009, earning the Wells Fargo District Principal of the Year honor in both 2015 and 2017, and serving as a keynote speaker at the DPI Assistant Principals Leadership Conference.