Mrs. Kelly Waters, most recently the assistant principal of J. Sam Gentry Middle School, was named the new principal of Shoals Elementary School. Mrs. Waters obtained an Associate of Arts from Surry Community College in 2000. She transferred to Lees McRae College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education in 2002. She received a Master of Arts in Educational Media with a concentration in Instructional Technology from Appalachian State University in 2008