Valencia High School Principal Named
David Verdugo has been appointed principal of Valencia High School.
Verdugo will take over in place of George Allen, who recently retired after an 18-year career with the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District.
Verdugo, appointed by the district’s Board of Education, has served for the last six years as principal of El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera.
The 46-year-old La Habra resident has a background in classroom instruction; curriculum development, evaluation and testing; parent education programs and faculty training. He holds a master’s degree in education from the University of La Verne.
Valencia High School has about 1,600 pupils.
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