Worked for the county for: 3 years
Resides in: Albemarle County
Job title: Principal, Woodbrook Elementary School. As principal, Sterrett ensures the safety of students while ensuring a quality education for students at the school.
Best of times: Observing the excitement in others. “Seeing teachers coming in excited to be here, excited to be bringing enthusiasm and excited to teaching. We’ve all had teachers before as students, and the ones that stand out to me are the ones that make it come alive.”
 William Sterrett |
Worst of times: Dealing with the unexpected. “As a principal, you don’t know what kind of crises are going to hit. Last year, we had a smell that we thought was a gas leak. Turns out, it was some air trapped in our sewer pipes, and it was just something unexpected.”
Strangest moment on the job: Wearing different costumes for school fairs/theme days. “The past few years I’ve worn a pink beauty queen dress and a crown. Last year, I wore a gorilla ballerina suit, and I’ve also worn Superman and Winnie-the-Pooh costumes.”
If he were a superhero, he’d be: Superman. “I’ve always felt the cool thing about him is he’s able to do it all. He’s human too, the fact that he has a weakness, but he’s still able to prevail.”
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