At the May 14 meeting of the Middleburg Town Council Dave Quanbeck, Middleburg Charter School Board President, formally introduced the school's new interim principal, Miriam Hughey-Guy.

Hughey-Guy replaces Barbara Smith, who resigned in mid April after experiencing ongoing credential transfer problems, and later, visa issues that effectively barred her from re-entering the United States from Canada.

Formerly principal of Barcroft Elementary School in Arlington County, Hughey-Guy has long been associated with the movement to establish the Middleburg Charter School, which early on adopted the DaVinci curriculum she was instrumental in developing.

Hughey-Guy has agreed to serve though the transition to a new, full time principal, which the school hopes to have in place by July 1. The first Monday in August will mark the beginning of the school's 2015-2016 academic year.

Both enrollment and enthusiasm, Quanback reported, remain high.