Written  by
Dee Loflin, SMT Writer

Bernie, Missouri - Gavin Miller has been named the new Bernie High School Principal beginning in the fall of 2013.  Gavin is a native of Southeast Missouri with ties to the Dexter School District.  He served on the Dexter School staff for eight years and then moved to the Sedalia, Missouri area where he served in administration at Smith-Cotton High School.  He has taught Personal Finance, Marketing, and Computer Applications and has most recently been the assistant principal there for the past two years.

With the recent announcement that Bernie High School’s current principal, Bryce Matthews was retiring the Bernie Board of Education began their extensive search.  With Mr. Miller’s ties to Southeast Missouri it seemed like a good fit for Bernie and with his 16 years of experience in education he will be a great asset. 

While he was teaching at Dexter he was also the Girls Basketball Coach, and served as a defensive coordinator under our current coach, Aaron Pixley.  He also served as athletic director.

Gavin and his wife, Kristin, who is a sixth grade teacher at the Sedalia Middle School, have two boys, Jaxon and Maddox and one daughter, Madelyn.  She will graduate from Sedalia in May and return with her family to Southeast Missouri to attend college.

Miller holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and obtained his teacher’s certificate from Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri.  He also holds a master’s degree in secondary administration from William Woods University which he obtained in 2011.

We welcome Mr. Gavin Miller to the Bernie School System and hope he has a long lasting career as the new High School Principal.