Mr. Gary B. Boling
(photo by Paul Leavy, VDT)

Valdosta Board of Education approves new principal for high school

The Valdosta Board of Education approved Gary B. Boling as the new principal of Valdosta High School on Monday, June 23. 

Boling comes to Valdosta from North Cobb High School in Kennesaw. He has several years of experience in different areas of school administration, including ten years as a middle and high school principal, four years as an assistant principal, and eleven years as a Social Studies teacher and coach.

The new high school principal has Georgia Educator Certificates in Educational Leadership and History. Boling graduated from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and later received his Masters in History from The State University of West Georgia.  He received his Educational Specialist degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Alabama.

During his time as principal at North Cobb, Boling added a magnet school, The North Cobb School for International Studies. He also presided over multi-million dollar renovations and facility additions. In addition he assisted the North Cobb High Business department in receiving Industry Certification, making it the only Cobb County school to obtain this designation. Among many other accomplishments, Boling was named STAR Teacher as well as Teacher of the Year.

He and his wife Cindy Johnson Boling have been married for twenty five years and have three children, Jeremy, Brianna, and Patrick.  He can be reached at Valdosta High School at 229-333-8540.