Gainesville's new school leader ready to be part of community

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Gainesville's new school leader ready to be part of community

New Gainesville City Schools Superintendent Wanda Creel speaks briefly with a group of parents Thursday at the Gainesville Board of Education offices on Oak Street. Creel comes to Gainesville after serving four years as superintendent of Barrow County Schools.

0622creel1 — New Gainesville City Schools Superintendent Wanda Creel speaks briefly with a group of parents Thursday at the Gainesville Board of Education offices on Oak Street. Creel comes to Gainesville after serving four years as superintendent of Barrow County Schools.

Carly Sharec

Updated: Jun 22, 2014, 5:00 AM

Published: Jun 22, 2014, 3:42 AM

It’s 4 a.m., and Wanda Creel is awake. “I am definitely a morning person,” she said, “and do my best work in the morning when things are fresh.” The educator and soon-to-be superintendent of Gainesville City Schools will eat a piece of fruit — usually an apple or orange — and kick-start her day with a Diet Coke.

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