Congratulations, Madam Principal ! ! !

According to a reliable source:

Don Splinter, Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Middle School Principals, Melton Callahan, Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals, and Jimmy Stokes, Past President of the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders, along with a host of friends, family, and coworkers surprised Dr. Sheila Kahrs at the monthly faculty meeting to announce her selection as the Georgia Middle School Principal of the Year for 2009. Dr. Kahrs will represent the State of Georgia in the selection process for National Middle School Principal of the Year. In October, she will join the other POY from around the country in Washington for a three day conference and celebration hosted by the National Association of Secondary School Principals and Met Life.

Sheila, you make us proud. Congratulations on much-deserved recognition...