From graduate to principal. New Richland High leader returns to her stomping grounds
A Richland High School graduate is returning to lead her alma mater.
Nicole Anderson, a veteran school administrator, will begin serving as principal and lead the 2,100-student school this fall, according to a Wednesday news release from the school district.
She succeeds Steve Fisk, who served as the school’s principal for about a year before leaving the position in recent weeks for medical reasons, said district spokesperson Shawna Dinh. The school’s former athletic director, Mike Edwards, will serve as principal for the rest of the 2022-23 school year.
“I look forward to using my leadership skills in leading this high school program, along with building positive relationships with students, staff, parents and the community,” Anderson, 48, said in a prepared statement.
Anderson graduated from Richland High School in 1993.
She came back to the school to begin working as an English teacher in 2001, and left to serve as an administrator at Christ the King School between 2007 and 2014.
Anderson came back to Richland High School yet again in 2014 to work as an assistant principal. In 2018, she took a principal job at River’s Edge High School, where she led work to incorporate a new project-based learning model and a standards-based grading and learning environment.
“Ms. Anderson brings an abundance of knowledge, skills and enthusiasm to her role as an administrator,” said Tory Christensen, the school district’s executive director of behavior health services. “After already spending a third of her life being a Bomber, we are looking forward to her continued support of the RHS community.”
This story was originally published April 20, 2023 at 3:20 PM.
