Richards appointed principal at South Lexington
Lexington, NC - Dr. Judy Richards has been appointed as Principal of South Lexington School and Developmental Center. With an extensive list of educational accolades, Dr. Richards has recently added her Doctorate of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Liberty University, to her portfolio.
“We are excited to have Dr. Judy Richards as the new principal of South Lexington. She has over two decades of experience within our community and our schools,” said Dr. Anitra Wells, Superintendent of LCS. “She is just what we need to increase community engagement, improve staff morale, and to continue improving academic outcomes for students in Pre-K, Kindergarten and our Developmental Center.”
Dr. Richards is a loving wife and mother to her four children; Kourtney, Lindsay, Sydney, and Rodney Richards. Reared in Queens, New York, she is the daughter of the late John and Alice Benson; a retail management professional and renowned entrepreneur, respectively.
“As I consider my becoming, I consider myself to be a continual learner, that has a passion to learn,” said Dr. Richards. “In addition, I am an avid sports fan, love to dance (which is evident at the ball games), have an affinity for music, I enjoy traveling, and a host of other things. I can say that my love for educating is front and center. My professional background includes teaching a variety of grade levels at multiple schools within Lexington City Schools. My whole career I have been a Yellow Jacket! I have coached and mentored numerous students throughout my 20 plus years in this district.”
Dr. Richards’ goals for this year include creating an atmosphere of excitement within South Lexington that is infectious for both students and faculty and collaborating with each stakeholder to build a strong educational foundation that transcends and transfers to each grade level to follow. In addition, these goals include serving the students, families, faculty, staff, and community in a manner that creates a triangulation of support that is impactful to our Yellow Jacket scholars.
When asked to provide a quote to share with the community, Dr. Richards recited words from John Buchan (novelist, historian and politician): “The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”
