Lawrence County School System Announces Summertown High Schools Newest Principal

Lawrence County School System has announced the newest principal of Summertown High School, Mr. Greg Burleson. Mr. Burleson started working as a teacher at Summertown High School in 1999, where he taught Business Education. He took an administrative position at E.O. Coffman Middle School in 2006 as an Assistant Principal, a position he held until 2008. That same year, he returned to Summertown High School, where he has been an Assistant Principal for eleven of the past seventeen years. Over his 26-year career, Mr. Burleson has coached baseball, softball, and cross-country in addition to serving as a leader in the classroom and administrative office. While working as the school’s Athletic Director, he most recently obtained his Certified Athletic Administrator (CAA) certification. Kelly Burleson, a teacher at Summertown Elementary, is Mr. Burleson’s spouse. They have two daughters: Reagan, who plays softball for the Chargers at Columbia State Community College, and Anisten, who will start her teaching career at Southside Elementary in Pulaski. Congratulations on your well-earned appointment, Mr. Burleson. Lawrence County Schools looks forward to his continued leadership at Summertown High School.