{"id":36765,"date":"2026-01-09T16:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T21:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/?p=36765"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:17:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:17:52","slug":"jamie-hitzges-principal-of-east-hall-middle-to-pursue-other-professional-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/jamie-hitzges-principal-of-east-hall-middle-to-pursue-other-professional-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Hitzges, Principal of East Hall Middle, to Pursue Other Professional Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mk72uhmd-3870d3769d5e4dbcfe958b4e0d1dde28\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mk72uhmd-3870d3769d5e4dbcfe958b4e0d1dde28{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mk72uhmd-3870d3769d5e4dbcfe958b4e0d1dde28 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mk72uhmd-3870d3769d5e4dbcfe958b4e0d1dde28 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mk72uhmd-3870d3769d5e4dbcfe958b4e0d1dde28 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Jamie Hitzges, Principal of East Hall Middle, to Pursue Other Professional Opportunities<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-1a475ae6c72fb237a23639952bb168ae hr-default  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mk72x77l-d4ec5319c0f4315fb5fb41ebda8ac7fc '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36766 alignleft lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"282\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HitzgesJamie_00016-scaled.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HitzgesJamie_00016-scaled.jpg 2049w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HitzgesJamie_00016-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HitzgesJamie_00016-824x1030.jpg 824w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HitzgesJamie_00016-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HitzgesJamie_00016-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HitzgesJamie_00016-1639x2048.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HitzgesJamie_00016-1200x1500.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HitzgesJamie_00016-564x705.jpg 564w\">The Hall County School District expresses its appreciation for the service of Dr. Jamie Hitzges, principal of East Hall Middle School, who will be leaving the district at the conclusion of the 2025\u20132026 school year to pursue other professional opportunities. Dr. Hitzges has served the Hall County School District for nine years, previously leading Chicopee Woods Elementary School as principal from 2017 to 2022 and most recently serving as principal of East Hall Middle School.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful to Jamie Hitzges for his dedicated service to the Hall County School District,\u201d Superintendent Will Schofield said. \u201cJamie has a remarkable ability to build positive, trusting relationships with students, parents, and community stakeholders, and that has been a hallmark of his leadership. He consistently casts a clear vision and keeps his team focused on continuous improvement that supports both student learning and student well-being. His impact on the schools he has led and the people he has served will be felt for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so grateful to the Hall County School District to have been given the opportunity to learn and grow as an educator and principal, serving at two schools,\u201d said Hitzges. \u201cI will forever treasure the time that I was able to share with students, families and the school communities of East Hall Middle School and Chicopee Woods Elementary School.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The search for Hitzges\u2019 replacement for the 2026-27 school year will begin immediately.<\/p>\n<p>The district wishes Dr. Hitzges well in all his future endeavors and is grateful for his service to the students of Hall County.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hall County School District expresses its appreciation for the service of Dr. Jamie Hitzges, principal of East Hall Middle School, who will be leaving the district at the conclusion of the 2025\u20132026 school year to pursue other professional opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":36766,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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