Dear Centerville Families and Community:
I hope that you are enjoying the start to the summer! It is a pleasure to be assigned Principal of Centerville Elementary for this coming school year. I’ve had the opportunity to visit the school and meet with the current administrative team as part of my transition. Everyone has been so welcoming and helpful! I’m very much looking forward to continuing the great work that has already occurred at CES. Coming to a Blue Ribbon School is a true honor.
I’ve been a part of FCPS most of my life, as I attended the Middletown Feeder schools as a student. I began working with FCPS in 1995 as a teacher in both Spring Ridge Elementary and Oakdale Elementary Schools. My work as an administrator began in 2001 when I became the Assistant Principal at Valley Elementary School. I then transitioned to Deer Crossing Elementary as the Assistant Principal in 2004 and then was promoted to Principal of DCES in 2006. In 2011, I transferred to Middletown Primary where I served as Principal for 8 years. My next journey to Centerville Elementary School is equally as exciting as my other assignments. I live in Middletown with my husband and two children. My son is heading to 7th grade and my daughter will be a 3rd grader. Their interests in travel baseball and competitive dance certainly keep us busy with lots of traveling on the weekends.
I’m very excited to get settled into CES over the next week. If you come by the school, please feel free to stop in to introduce yourself. I greatly value the partnership between the families and community. It will be such a joy to serve the CES Community!
Wishing each of you a great summer as you enjoy time with your family and friends.
Sincerely, Karen Hopson, Principal karen.hopson@fcps.org