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A NEW CAMPUS & A NEW VISION By G. CLEVELAND KILGORE
919 Magazine Photos by Catherine Davis
919 Magazine Writer
Green Level High’s Principal Strives For Inviting, Inclusive Environment
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t’s a new campus, and a new vision for high school – an inviting, inclusive environment, recognizing the importance of positivity, and creating a culture that values relationships as much as the content imparted to students. And it’s in Cary, but serving a wide swath of fast-growing Western Wake County along the I-540 Corridor. New Green Level High Principal Karen Summers believes in creating a school that is equitable, inclusive and culturally responsive to students – a creed she worked on previously as Principal at Green Hope High and Davis Drive Middle schools. “We believe in everyone receiving what they need to be successful and everyone becoming part of the school community,” said Summers, who moved to the 919 from Atlanta, and now resides in Chapel Hill. “And we believe in everyone striving to understand
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GREEN LEVEL HIGH YEAR OPENED: 2019 DISTRICT: WCPSS PRINCIPAL: Karen Summers ASST PRINCIPAL: Justin Carrington MASCOT: Gators DESCRIPTION: 4-story, 2262-student capacity FIRST DAY: Aug 26 MEET TEACHERS: Sep 11 PHONE: 919-694-8222 ADDRESS: 7600 Roberts Rd, Cary SCHOOL HOURS: 7:25 am-2:18 pm Summer 2019
