DeRose named principal of Annandale High School

Shawn DeRose (under the A on the Atoms poster) meets the folks at Annandale High School. [Region 2 Twitter]

Glasgow Middle School Principal Shawn DeRose will become the new principal of Annandale High School.

DeRose will be leaving Glasgow tomorrow after leading the school for the past five years.

Mark Merrell has been interim principal of Annandale High School since July 1, when Tim Thomas left the school after serving four years as AHS principal.

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“I am proud of the many accomplishments our students and staff have achieved together,” DeRose wrote in an email to the Glasgow community Jan. 30. “Glasgow is a school that is deeply committed to quality classroom instruction, meaningful relationships with students, and rich opportunities beyond the classroom.”

“While I am very sad to be leaving Glasgow, I do so with great confidence knowing that there is an experienced and knowledgeable leadership team in place to support the transition,” DeRose wrote.

Before becoming principal of Glasgow, DeRose had brief stints as assistant principal at Glasgow, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, and Justice (then known as Stuart High School).

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DeRose was named the 2014 Outstanding Assistant Principal of Virginia by the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals.

He has a bachelor’s degree in education, specializing in social studies, from Ohio University and a master’s degree in educational administration from Ohio State University.