Susan Burt, Emily Gruninger, Heather Haskins, Becky Stevens and Carrie Breedlove at the LHWL home tour in 2019

Carrie Breedlove has been the wildly popular principal of Lake Highlands Junior High since she arrived in Richardson ISD in 2017. I hate to break it to you, Lake Highlands. We just celebrated her right into the top job at J.J. Pearce High School.

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Word began leaking out about Breedlove’s new gig today as Pearce teachers tweeted messages of congratulations and welcome. Staff members at Pearce say they are doing a “happy dance” in anticipation of Breedlove’s arrival.

In 2019, Breedlove and LHHS’ Kerri Jones, then principal at Forest Meadow Junior High, spoke about the ways they cooperated to find optimal solutions for students and parents.

“We were passionate to find out what we were missing,” Breedlove told me, “so she and I and a couple of other principals went to Arlington together and both brought back ideas to our campuses and tweaked the program for our kids. That collaboration has continued.”

“Our kids are all going to LHHS one day,” said Breedlove, explaining the reason the two found ways to join forces rather than compete. “We want that to be a seamless transition.”

During her 3-year tenure at LHJH, Breedlove was good natured about serving the community. She donned an apron to work as a waiter at the Lake Highlands Women’s League home tour luncheon and packed her Rolaids to judge the LHJH chili cook off.

“I have never seen a community like Lake Highlands,” said Breedlove in 2018.

You may email your well wishes to CarrieBreedlove@risd.org. RISD has not named a new LHJH principal.

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  • Carol Toler

    Blogger CAROL TOLER and her husband, Toby, are the parents of four LHHS graduates. She has an MBA from SMU and is the proud recipient of the Exchange Club of LH's Unsung Hero Award and Councilman McGough's Blake Anderson Public Service Award. She received LHHS PTA's Extended Service Award, FMJH PTA's Charger Award and a Life Membership from the LHFC PTA. She has moderated candidate debates for Dallas Mayor, Dallas City Council and RISD Trustee races and taught seminars on garnering publicity for nonprofits. She completed training with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Inside RISD, and she's a sustaining member of LH Women's League. She has served on the boards of After8 to Educate, Dallas Free Press, Healing Hands Ministries and Camp Sweeney and chaired fundraisers for multiple Dallas nonprofits. Email ctoler@advocatemag.com.