Manchester High School Will Have 1st Female Principal in 175 yrs

Times, they are a-changing

This is a breakthrough year for women. We have the first female Vice President and now the first female high school principal at Manchester, New Hampshire’s Central High School. Debra Roukey will be the first woman in the history of the school to be appointed Principal according to unionleader.com. Roukey said in a statement reported on by unionleader.com “I’m humbled and honored to have been chosen to lead this great school. The Little Green Community is very important to me. I’m excited to continue our hard work and commitment to creating the best educational experiences for all students at Central.”

Women are Breaking That Glass Ceiling

I can’t believe it took 175 years to appoint a female principal at Center High, but I am glad it happened. Girls today have so many role models that teach them they can do anything. Debra Roukey definitely put in the hard work for this position. She had served for 13 years as an assistant principal at West High School and the last 7 years at Central.

Strong Roots Needed for the Decisions Ahead

There is a lot of discussion regarding the proposal to replace Manchester’s three high schools with one new building. That would mean closing Central, West, and Memorial High Schools. The district will be getting ideas from the community with feedback sessions through August and September. I’m sure there will be strong feelings on both sides so it is fantastic that the Goffstown native Debra Roukey will be principal at Central High in this time of great change.

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Just saying the names of these towns immediately conjures up images of grand mansions, luxury cars, and ritzy restaurants. Read on to see which town in your home state took the title of the richest location and which place had the highest median income in the country. Who knows—your hometown might even be on this list.

LOOK: Here are the 50 best beach towns in America

Every beach town has its share of pluses and minuses, which got us thinking about what makes a beach town the best one to live in. To find out, Stacker consulted data from WalletHub, released June 17, 2020, that compares U.S. beach towns. Ratings are based on six categories: affordability, weather, safety, economy, education and health, and quality of life. The cities ranged in population from 10,000 to 150,000, but they had to have at least one local beach listed on TripAdvisor. Read the full methodology here. From those rankings, we selected the top 50. Readers who live in California and Florida will be unsurprised to learn that many of towns featured here are in one of those two states.

Keep reading to see if your favorite beach town made the cut.