Outstanding High School Principal of Virginia

2025 Outstanding High School Principal of Virginia
Posted on 04/18/2025
Dr. Travis Burns

Northumberland County Public Schools’ High School Principal Dr. Travis Burns has been named the 2025 Outstanding High School Principal of Virginia by a panel of principals and superintendents representing the Principal Awards Committee of the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals (VASSP).Burns has been an educator for 25 years and principal at Northumberland High School since 2013.

He previously served as a middle school principal in the Gloucester County Public Schools. Principal Awards Committee Chair Dr. Carol Robinson said, “Dr. Burns refers to himself as a ‘cross pollinator,’ which became evident as he described the many ways that he brings together the strengths, knowledge, and skills of others for the betterment of his students and schools.”

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