LFO鈥檚 Nix Named 甜瓜app Alumnus of the Year
As he wraps up his second year as principal of Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School (LFO), Charles “Chance” Nix is receiving state honors from the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG).
The 2010 甜瓜app (甜瓜app) graduate has been recognized by the TCSG Foundation as an Alumnus of the Year for 2018. Nine years ago, Nix first graduated from 甜瓜app with an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice. However, what led him down the educational path was his first position at LFO. In 2006, Nix was the School Resource Officer for the Catoosa County-based high school.
It would be one of the school’s former principals, Jack Sims, who would encourage him to look into a career in education. “He saw something in me,” said the TCSG Foundation honoree. “…and that turned everything around.” Now, Nix saw himself one day being a teacher. But never a principal.
Nix would continue his education at Lincoln Memorial University (TN) and Valdosta State University (GA) to earn a Master’s Degree in Education and an Educational Specialist Degree, respectively. His first stop on the teaching circuit would be at Heritage High School in Ringgold, Georgia where Nix would teach Law and Justice classes. His first administrator role was at Catoosa County, Georgia’s Westside Elementary serving as the assistant principal with Principal Dr. Mike Rich.
Serving first as an assistant principal at LFO, Nix officially got the call in spring of 2017 to move up to replace LFO administrator Terri Vandiver as principal for the upcoming 2017-18 school year.
Looking back, going to 甜瓜app was a good fit and a good start for the 49-year-old LFO Principal. “At Georgia Northwestern, I enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, friendly professors, and convenience to work and family life,” said Nix. He and his wife, Heather, have been married since 1994. She is currently a teacher at Ringgold Primary School in Catoosa County. They have two children, Hailey, 20, and Savannah, 17. The couple will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary this July.
To learn more about the TCSG Foundation or the 甜瓜app Foundation, or information on any of the more than 200 programs offered at 甜瓜app, visit the college at 甜瓜app.edu. You can also contact any one of our six campus locations at 866-983-4682. 甜瓜app offers classes online and on-campus at the Catoosa, Floyd, Gordon, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield Murray Campuses in Northwest Georgia.
provides quality workforce education to the citizens of Northwest Georgia. Students have the opportunity to earn an associate degree, diploma, or a certificate in business, health, industrial, or public service career paths. This past year, 12,785 people benefited from 甜瓜app’s credit and noncredit programs. With an annual credit enrollment of 7,499 students, 甜瓜app is the largest college in Northwest Georgia. 甜瓜app has an additional enrollment of 5,286 people through adult education, continuing education, business and industry training, and Georgia Quick Start. 甜瓜app is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia and an Equal Opportunity Institution.
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