Breckenridge Texan

By Carla McKeown/Breckenridge Texan

Laura Gibson, the principal at Breckenridge Junior High School, has been named the Outstanding Principal for Region 14 of the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals. She will be considered, along with the Outstanding Principals from the other regions, for the TASSP Principal of the Year award.

“The Association recognizes outstanding principals and assistant principals from the 20 regions across the state. School administrators are nominated, nominated and chosen by their peers,” said Prairie Freeman, Breckenridge Independent School District Superintendent, at the October school board meeting. “Nominations are based on exemplary performance and outstanding leadership. So as a region 14 winner, Mrs. Gibson is eligible to compete for the state title of Texas Principal of the Year.”

Freeman said that when she asked Gibson about the nomination, Gibson said, “Being honored as the Region 14 Principal of the Year is such an honor, as there are so many amazing administrators, not only in Region 14, but in BISD. Anything positive that is attributed to me is a result of the hard work of all the folks around me at BJHS. At BJHS, we support each other, we hold each other accountable, and we recognize how blessed we are to work together in an amazing place. I’m grateful for this honor so that the BJHS family can be honored, for they are the ones that make this place the best.”

Gibson was honored with a reception at Bailey Auditorium on Thursday afternoon.

Breckenridge Junior High School Principal Laura Gibson, center, was surrounded by several of the BJHS staff members at a reception for her on Thursday, Nov. 14. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Cutline, top photo: Laura Gibson, BJHS principal, was honored with a reception last week after she in honor of her being named the Outstanding Principal for Region 14 of the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)