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ADMINISTRATION

Stephen Allen is beginning his 9th year as Principal at East Coweta High School; however, he is not new to the Indian Reservation. From 1997 to 2005, Mr. Allen taught special education here at East Coweta before moving to Smokey Road Middle School as an assistant principal from 2005 to 2007. He then spent the next seven years as an assistant principal and Athletic Director at Newnan High School from 2007 to 2014. He returned to ECHS during the 2014-2015 school year as an assistant principal. Mr. Allen has a Bachelor of Business Administra tion from Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky, and he obtained his Masters Degree in Administration and Supervision and his Certification in Special Education from the University of West Georgia. He completed his Ed.S. in Administration and Supervision at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee. Mr. Allen and his wife Kelli, who is a special education teacher at Willis Road Elementary, have a daughter Kison who graduated from ECHS in 2017, and a son Taber, a 2010 ECHS graduate. Hap Hines is beginning his 6th year as Assistant Principal/Athletic Director at East Coweta High School, and his 19th year in public education. In 2018, Coach Hines was named Athletic Director Of The Year for Region 2-7A. Prior to joining the administration at ECHS, Coach Hines taught Special Education for 4 years and Health and Physical Education for 9 years, while coaching football and tennis. Coach Hines earned his undergraduate degree from The University of Georgia in Education, where he also played and lettered 4 years in football for the Bulldogs as the team’s starting placekicker. He earned his masters in Health and Physical Education from Jacksonville State University, as well as his specialist’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Lincoln Memorial University. Coach Hines enjoys playing golf and tennis in his spare time, and is also a huge college football fan. He and his wife, Kelly, have a 12 year old daughter (Edie), and an 9 year old son (Harris). Kelly is the Executive Director at The Coweta Samaritan Clinic. Their children are proud students in the Coweta County School System. Mrs. Kristi Lanave currently serves as Assistant Principal of East Coweta High School. She is responsible for 10th grade discipline and oversees Fine Arts, Business, Family & Consumer Sciences, Drivers Education, and MCJRTOC departments. She brings 21 years of educational experience to East Coweta High. She has served as a middle school teacher, high school teacher, Science Department Chairperson, and Leadership Team member. Mrs. Lanave has earned a Bachelor Degree in Biology, Master and Specialist Degrees in Curriculum & Instruction, and is in pursuit of her Doctor of Education Degree. She is certified in the fields of Curriculum & Instruction, Broad Field Science, and Middle Grades English Language Arts. Mrs. Lanave and her husband, Joe, have three children, Jenna (husband Mason), Joe Jr. (wife Skyler), and Khloe, and a boisterous grandson, Gabriel. She loves spending time with her family and supporting her students and staff at East Coweta High School.

STEPHEN ALLEN PRINCIPAL

HAP HINES ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL/ ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

KRISTI LANAVE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

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