Two newly appointed principals are ready to lead schools in the Cherokee County School District when classes begin on August 4.

Whitney Nolan is the new principal of Hickory Flat Elementary School. Nolan is taking over the post previously held by Keith Ingram, who is the new principal of Ball Ground Elementary School STEM Academy. Ingram is filling the role formerly held by Doug Knott, who is the new principal of Liberty Elementary School. Nicole Holmes, former principal of Liberty Elementary School, is a new CCSD director of school operations.

Nolan comes to her new position following two years of service as an assistant principal at Woodstock Middle School and seven years as an assistant principal at Dean Rusk Middle School. She joined CCSD in 2003 as a teacher at Dean Rusk Middle School and previously worked as an elementary and middle school teacher in Louisiana.

Cindy Crews is the new principal of Sixes Elementary School. Crews joined the CCSD as a teacher in 1992 and served as assistant principal at Sixes Elementary since 2011. She was tapped for her new role as principal in April after Principal Deborah Kelly announced her retirement. Throughout her career as an educator, Crews has been named a Cherokee County School District Teacher of the Year, Georgia Master Teacher and National Board Certified Teacher.