Notre Dame High School in Salinas has new principal

Colleen Eagleson is the new principal at Notre Dame High School, a college preparatory high school for young women. Eagleson was hired after an in-depth search that included representatives of the Notre Dame community. She began her tenure at Notre Dame in the 2013 school year.

Eagleson, 42, previously worked at Archbishop Riordan High School, a college preparatory high school for young men in San Francisco. She holds a masters of arts in Catholic School Leadership from the Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership and an administrative credential from the University of San Francisco. She has a bachelor's degree in urban studies and single-subject teaching credential from Loyola Marymount University. She has recently received Instructional Technologist Certificate from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.

“In the few months I have been at Notre Dame, I have been extremely impressed by this amazing community and I am honored to be a part of it," Eagleson said. "I hope to build on the already incredible traditions that exist and continue the important mission of the school.”