Colin Powell ES - Leadership Team Update

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Dear Colin Powell Elementary School Parents, Staff and Community Members:

It is with mixed emotions that we announce the retirement of our beloved assistant principal, EJ Cho, effective March 1, 2025. After 32 years of dedicated service in education, including nearly three years as part of our Colin Powell Elementary School family, Mrs. Cho is ready to begin an exciting new chapter.

Mrs. Cho has shared the following message with our school community:

“Powell families, thank you for sharing your children and your lives with me over the past three years. While I am excited to start a new chapter in my life and explore new opportunities to fill my days, I feel nostalgic as I prepare for that next phase of life. It’s been my good fortune to serve as your assistant principal as the capstone to my thirty-two year career in FCPS. I’ve enjoyed getting to know our students, families, and staff and I will miss those daily interactions. It has been a pleasure to make connections with families and establish partnerships that I will remember for years to come. I will leave remembering how the community welcomed me when I started. What resonated with me when I started was how many people stated the Powell community is like a family. Sure enough, it became my work family away from my personal family.  I’ve enjoyed the many events and activities that I’ve participated in with you. I will never forget dressing up as an axolotl or sitting in a dunk tank to support school spirit.  It has been my honor to be a part of and serve the Powell community.”

We wish Mrs. Cho all the best in her retirement and thank her for her dedicated service to the Powell Elementary School community. 

 

Best,
Jamie Luerssen
Principal