Eighth Ward (Ritchie) School Principals
- Information up to 1978 from "A Collection About Ohio County Public Schools," Bonar, Levering C., 1978.
Eighth Ward (Ritchie) Principals
| Henry N. Mertz |
1872-1879 |
| J. Clinton Gwynn |
1879-1884 |
| Felix H. Crago |
1884-1912 |
| Hiram Bradley Johns |
1912-1915 |
| George B. Rose |
1915-1920 |
| Earl William Giesey |
1920-1924 |
| William M. Beetham |
1924-1925 |
| Jennie McGown |
1925-1927 |
| Howard Lynn Trussell |
1927-1934 |
| Elias Wesley Gittings |
1834-1947 |
| Elias Wesley Gittings [Co-Principal] |
1947-1951 |
| Bessie Jobes [Co-Principal] |
1947-1951 |
| Harold Kenneth Blayney |
1951-1955 |
| Victor Everett Brinkman |
1955-1957 |
| William Herman Thornburg |
1957-1972 |
| Dorothy Beck |
1972-1975 |
| John U. Crunelle |
1975-2000 |
| John Jorden |
2000-2011 |
| Raquel Welch |
2011-2012 |
| Richard McCardle |
2012-2013 |
| John Jorden |
2013-2025 |
| Amy M. Ritz |
2025- |
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