Nicholson Named Assistant Principal at Central High beginning with the 2024-2025 School Year
Mr. Joseph Earl Nicholson has been named as an Assistant Principal at Central High School beginning with the 2024-2025 school year. Mr. Nicholson is a native of Richmond County and a graduate of Richmond Sr. High School.
Mr. Nicholson brings 28 years of educational experience from Richmond County, with 24 of those years dedicated to teaching at Richmond Sr. High, Richmond Early College, and Hamlet Middle School. Additionally, he gained four years of administrative experience as an assistant principal at Richmond 9th Grade Academy, Richmond Sr. High, and Hamlet Middle School. During his tenure at Richmond Sr. High, he also served as the head coach for wrestling, tennis, cross country, junior varsity football, and assistant varsity football coach. In 2022, Mr. Nicholson retired and transitioned back into the classroom at Marlboro County High where he has most recently served as a Math teacher.
Mr. Nicholson earned a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Mathematics Education from North Carolina State University in 1994. He also holds a Master of Education in Administration & Supervision and Instructional Specialist degree (2005) from the University of Phoenix.
Mr. Nicholson is a resident of Rockingham, NC, where he resides with his family.