Superintendent Cheryl Logan at an Omaha Public Schools board meeting in September 2020.
The Omaha Public Schools announced new principals for two of the district’s high schools.
Jodi Pesek, the current interim principal at South High School, will stay on as the permanent principal at the school located at 24th and J Streets.
Pesek took over for Principal Ruben Cano in October after Cano went on medical leave that was not related to COVID-19. Cano is now the interim principal at Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School.
Pesek, her parents and grandparents are all alumni of South High School.
Pesek previously served as the director of Blackburn Alternative High School and the Secondary Success Program. She has been with the district for more than two decades.
Kimberly Jackson will be the new principal of Northwest High School. Jackson is currently the principal at Morton Magnet Middle School, a position she’s held since August 2020.
Before becoming principal at Morton, Jackson was the principal of Collinsville Middle School in Collinsville, Illinois. She began her career as a guidance counselor and has been a director of program operations, department chair and administrative intern, assistant principal and principal.
Jackson replaces current Principal Thomas Lee at the school at 8204 Crown Point Ave.
Lee will be the principal of the newly named Westview High School at 156th and Ida Streets. The school will open in the 2022-23 school year.
Omaha Public Schools through the years
Omaha Public Schools through the years
Central High School
Central High School, pictured here in 1945, was built in 1900. It was last renovated in 2006.
North High School
North High School, pictured here in an undated photo, was built in 1924. It was last renovated in 1993.
South High School
South High School, pictured here in an undated photo, was built in 1925. It was last renovated in 1993.
Benson High School
Benson High School was built in 1926. Its latest renovation was in 1992. The photo was printed in The World-Herald in 1945.
Burke High School
Burke High School, pictured here in 1969, was built in 1967. It was last renovated in 2002.
Bryan High School
Bryan High School, pictured here in 1971, the year it was built, was last renovated in 2005.
Northwest High School
Northwest High School was built in 1971 and last renovated in 2004. In this photo, taken in 1969, Myrton Hall shows a drawing and a model of the entrance to the then-proposed school.
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Emily Nitcher
Emily covers K-12 education, including Omaha Public Schools. Previously, Emily covered local government and the Nebraska Legislature for The World-Herald. Follow her on Twitter @emily_nitcher. Phone: 402-444-1192.
