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Dr. Eugina Smith Feaman has been the principal at Emerald Cove Middle School since 2014.
A GOOD EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS Principal Dr. Eugina Smith Feaman Of Emerald Cove Middle School Comes From A Family Of Educators
STORY BY DEBORAH WELKY | PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN
Emerald Cove Middle School opened in 2007 as Wellington’s third middle school. Located at the intersection of State Road 7 and Stribling Way, it serves Wellington’s eastern neighborhoods, such as the large Olympia community it borders. Since 2014, Dr. Eugina Smith Feaman has served as principal at Emerald Cove, arriving there after three years in the top position at Wellington Elementary School.
Feaman is a self-described “product of Palm Beach County schools.” When she graduated from the International Baccalaureate program at Suncoast High School, she already knew she was aiming for a career in education. “Both my parents were educators in middle school, and I always had very influential teachers,” Feaman recalled. One in particular, her John F. Kennedy Middle School math teacher Helen Brown, was particularly inspiring.
“She was firm but fair as a teacher,” Feaman said.“In fact, her teaching style is one I started adopting when I became a teacher. She was clear and caring. Her students always knew that she cared about their success.” Yet it was Feaman’s parents, Virginia and Ulysses Smith, who first encouraged Feaman to follow their footsteps into the field of education. It was the same for her sisters, who are also educators. wellington the magazine | july 2022
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