Dr. Karen Gray and her husband, Richard, have always lived in Itawamba County and both graduated from IAHS. They currently have 7 grandchildren enrolled in the Itawamba County School System. After graduation, Dr. Gray attended college at ICC followed by Ole Miss and finished with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education specializing in English and Math K-12. Later on she furthered her education by obtaining my Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction and her Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Gray began her teaching career at Nettleton School District where she remained for 15 years before coming to Itawamba. She served as an assistant principal at Dorsey Attendance Center for 5 years before moving on to the high school to serve as assistant principal.
"I am very humbled to have the opportunity to serve as principal at IAHS this school year. We have an amazing school culture! I enjoy working with our students, staff, and community to better serve our students and help them become successful adults. We strive to be the best at all we do here at IAHS. This year our motto is "Take the Hill" which means give it all you've got and don't ever stop! We live by this creed each day on the hill where "Everyday is a great day to be an INDIAN".
