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Terri North retires from DeSana Middle School after 41 years in education
Terri North
Terri North, DeSana's first principal, has opened three middle schools in Forsyth County: Otwell's new facility, Riverwatch and Piney Grove. - photo by FCN file photo
Sabrina Kerns
FCN staff
Updated: Jul 2, 2021, 9:42 PM
Published: Jul 4, 2021, 4:00 PM
After 41 years in education and 24 years in Forsyth County Schools, North is excited to move on to a new chapter in her life. At the end of the 2020-21 school year, she officially retired from DeSana Middle School, leaving the principalship to former Denmark High School Assistant Principal Keith Sargent.
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