Booher also taught at Stivers School for the Arts for 12 years and worked as an assistant principal at Stebbins High for three years.
Centerville Superintendent Tom Henderson said Booher has excelled at managing the large facility, which has an enrollment of more than 2,800. He credited Booher with initiating the school’s Arabic and Chinese classes, as well as several online courses.
Booher said she is most proud of the fine arts program. “The Performing Arts Center was really just a place to house the vision for the arts that we had,” she said of the theater that opened in 2007.
Henderson said Booher became the face of CHS. “She attends virtually every single thing that occurs at Centerville High School ... .,” said Henderson.
Booher, a Beavercreek resident, said she attends school activities up to six nights per week. “I don’t want to slight anything. Also, I feel like you get back during the school day what you put in after the school day.”
Former CHS Coordinating Principal and Superintendent Gary Smiga, who worked with Booher for 18 years, said Booher’s involvement is genuine. “It wasn’t just a job; she loved doing it, and she understood the benefits of doing it,” Smiga said.
Booher, 62, said she chose Nov. 1 to retire because fall activities are winding down and the groundwork has been laid for the school year.
Henderson said the staff was interviewing internal candidates this week, and hopes to have a decision next week.
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