Lancaster Catholic High School’s president and principal will retire at the end of this school year, the school announced in a press release.
President Tim Hamer and Principal Terry Klugh separately alerted the school’s board of directors of their retirement over the summer, board chair Sean Killen wrote in the Thursday night release.
“I know I speak for the entire Board when I say we are very grateful for the many years of leadership both Tim and Terry have devoted to LCHS and wish them the very best during this next chapter,” Killen wrote.
Klugh was a religion teacher at Lancaster Catholic from 1979 to 1988, when he was hired as the director of religious education at Diocese of Harrisburg. He returned to Lancaster Catholic in 1999 as a philosophy teacher and athletic director. He also served as head coach for the school's softball team. He was named principal in 2015.
“I will retire as principal of Lancaster Catholic High School filled with a strong sense of honor and gratitude,” Klugh said in the release. “I know I will always feel a part of this Crusader community.”
Hamer, who has served as the high school’s president since 2015, expressed gratitude to alumni, parents and benefactors who supported a campaign to renovate the campus that includes a STEM Innovation Center that was completed in 2021. Construction is ongoing on a new cafeteria and student commons, which are slated to open in 2024.
Hamer and Klugh will remain in their positions through June 30, 2024.
According to Killen, a search committee will work with the consulting firm Partners In Mission and the Diocese of Harrisburg to find candidates to replace Hamer and Klugh.
Originally published at LancasterOnline