Mr. Dermott is in his fifth year as Assistant Principal at MHMS, and he truly loves the students and community he serves in Mount Holly. Mr. Dermott earned an undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature  from UNC Wilmington and taught high school English, including Advanced Placement courses, for six years.  He earned a Masters in School Administration from UNC Chapel Hill in 2013, and he has been working in GCS since 2015. When he isn't working at MHMS, Mr. Dermott enjoys getting active outside... you can find him running around the Mt. Holly area, paddling on the Catawba River, or camping in the NC Mountains. Most of all, he enjoys spending time with his wife, dog, and three children.

Ms. Lawson is excited to join Mount Holly Middle School for her second year as an Assistant Principal in GCS. She graduated from Western Carolina University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education. In 2017, she was selected for Winthrop University’s “Leaders for Tomorrow” program and graduated in 2019 with a Master of Education in Educational Leadership. Ms. Lawson is a native of Southwest Virginia. She spent the first five years of her career teaching middle and high school band in both North Carolina and Virginia. She also taught PreK through 8th grade music in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools for seven years. Ms. Lawson is a National Board Certified Teacher, and in 2020 she was named the North Carolina Music Educator of the Year.