BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern High School District Board of Trustees appointed Zach McNinch as the new principal of Shafter High School on Monday.
Russell Shipley, the former principal, resigned in February. He began teaching at Shafter High in 1997 and became principal in 2014.
Paul Helman, Director II in the Instruction Division, served as the interim principal while the school district searched for a candidate to fill the role.
The Board appointed McNinch during closed session at its Monday meeting…