Heidi Fagerness
Chehalis Middle School
Chehalis School District
Heidi Fagerness, assistant principal at Chehalis Middle School in the Chehalis School District, was named the 2024 Washington State Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year. Fagerness will also be recognized nationally by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), where she will compete with winners from other states for the NASSP’s National Assistant Principal of the Year award, announced in early April.
Fagerness has been an assistant principal for six years, and she shows up every day with the “intention of serving others through my head, hands, and heart.” Chehalis Middle School principal Chris Simpson describes Fagerness as “highly effective in promoting and creating a positive culture at CMS.”
In April, Fagerness will be honored at NASSP's Trailblazing weekend with winners from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity, and the U.S. Department of State Office of Overseas Schools.