Alumni' Spotlight

Sonia Carrington

Sonia has been the Principal of Rocky Ridge Elementary, Hoover City Schools, for the past eight years. Before beginning her career as Principal, she spent six years as Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction at Pizitz Middle School. She truly believes that, as David Miles, Principal of Pizitz, always says, "It's the best middle school in America!" The opportunity to work with outstanding faculties and staffs, students, and parents at Pizitz as an administrator and at Vestavia West and Vestavia Central as a teacher prepared her for the leadership position she currently holds.

Sonia says, "Over the past few years, I have been humbled and honored to have received a couple of awards because of the extraordinary people with whom I am associated: Golden Apple Award for Excellence – Outstanding School Administrator Who Is An Alumni of Samford University, 2006; Alabama National Distinguished Principal, 2009."

She credits her family for supporting and encouraging her along the way. "I could not have achieved anything without the foundation for everything I do – my husband, David; two sons, Matt and Steven; daughter-in-law, Mallory; and four precious grandchildren, Wills, Owen, Kate, and Gray. I am truly blessed."