Principal named for new STEM high school in Gwinnett

Jonathon Wetherington has been named the inaugural principal of Paul Duke STEM High School, Gwinnett County Public Schools announced Friday.

Wetherington will start as principal when the school opens for the 2018-2019 school year. Paul Duke STEM High School will be part of the Norcross cluster and is focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.

Wetherington is currently the district’s director of science for kindergarten through grade 12.

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He’s been with the district for 10 years, starting as a teacher at Brookwood High School in 2007 and moving up to the position of content assessment specialist of science in 2011. He’s been director of science since 2012.

Before joining the Gwinnett school system, Wetherington worked as a lecturer at Emory University and a part-time instructor at Georgia Perimeter College’s Newton campus.

The district said in its announcement that he earned his bachelor’s degree in cell biology from the University of Georgia and his Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from the Medical College of Georgia. He returned to UGA to earn his specialist’s degree in education administration and policy.

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Amanda C. Coyne

Amanda Coyne is a hyperlocal reporter for the AJC, covering Gwinnett County.