Texarkana Gazette

Phillips named L-EHS principal

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TEXARKANA, Texas — Dr. Roshea Phillips has been named Liberty-Eylau High School principal.

“I want to be involved in the community,” said Phillips, a native of Jackson, Mississipp­i.

She moved to the Dallas/ Fort Worth Metroplex in 1996 where she spent 22 years before moving to Northeast Texas.

She has several plans for L-EHS.

“I want there to be a lot of student and community engagement. I want to help figure out how we can close the learning gap that some students may face while we’re still in the middle of a pandemic.

“I definitely want to develop a climate and culture where students feel safe. I want our students to know they can accomplish any of their goals here at Liberty-Eylau. We’re going to develop a system that they will be able to explore career fields, while they’re still in high school.”

Phillips received her undergradu­ate degree from Alabama State University, her master’s degree in school counseling from Amberton University in Garland, Texas and her doctorate in curriculum instructio­n and teacher education from Texas Tech University.

Phillips has one daughter, Kyrah, who attends the University of Central Arkansas, and a Doberman Pincher named Dutchess.

In her career, she was the assistant principal Heritage High School in the Grapevine-Colleyvill­e Independen­t School District.

Phillips was also principal in the Clarksvill­e Independen­t School District, a high school counselor for 10 years and taught middle school science for eight years.

“I definitely think being trained as a school counselor has helped me to nurture kids where they are,”

Phillips said. “The pandemic made things challengin­g for students nationwide, so we have to be empathetic as educators, to be able to share our experience­s and help our students in whichever capacity they may need assistance.”

She said she plans to build a rapport with students and get them ready for any academic challenges that they may face.”

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