Meet the Administrators

Mr. Ebenezer Lancerio was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Oak Lawn Community High School in the Greater Chicagoland area, then attended Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. Beyond obtaining his degree in Secondary English Education, he managed student activity funds to bring musical acts to campus, served as philanthropy chair through his fraternity, and also founded the Bradley Running Braves run club.

 

After graduating from Bradley University in 2014, he joined Teach for America and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. He accepted his first teaching position as a Spanish teacher at Rocky River High in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, where he was an assistant XC and Track coach. In 2017, he transferred to Myers Park High - the largest school in North Carolina - to teach Spanish in the International Baccalaureate program and lead the boy’s XC and Track teams. During his head coaching tenure there, he won the Conference Coach of the Year twice in a row while leading the boy's distance teams to 3 conference titles, 1 regional title, and 2 individual all-state finishes. During his time as a teacher, he worked through Teach for America to coach beginning teachers in their Spanish content area. He is currently licensed in three content areas - English-Language Arts, Spanish, and ESL.

In 2020, Mr. Lancerio felt a strong calling to pursue a career as a school administrator. He was 1 of 16 teachers in the state accepted into the NC Principal Fellows program, but instead opted to attend graduate school full-time at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mr. Lancerio obtained two master's degrees in School Administration and Educational Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (MEITE), and worked at Teach for America to coordinate the Leroy “Pop” Miller Fellowship, a leadership pipeline for teachers in the Piedmont Triad area.

 

In 2021 he returned to Myers Park High School as a Dean of Students, where he managed student discipline, worked with school data, and supported multilingual families. He served as Dean for two years before being assigned to Central Wilkes Middle School as its current principal.

 

Mr. Lancerio recently married Jailen, a native of Wilkes County, in June of 2023. They plan to start a wonderful life together in the Wilkes area, where their family and church community reside. He is an avid runner, reader, and loves to travel. He enjoys warm summer days in his home in North Wilkesboro, where the sky is always Carolina Blue!

 

Hello Central Community! I am excited to serve this community as assistant principal and add to all the great things happening here at Central Wilkes Middle School. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in recreational therapy from Western Carolina University, a Teaching License Certificate from East Carolina University, and a Master’s of School Administration from Western Carolina University. I have served in Wilkes County Schools for 13 years, most recently as the assistant principal at West Wilkes Middle School. Before school administration, I was a special education teacher at North Wilkes Middle School.

 

I value the partnership between the school and our families. I see a school as a place where students, teachers, and parents should all be excited, learning and growing together.  

 

On a personal note, I am married and have twins, 10 years old, and two dogs. We enjoy spending time outdoors and equally love the mountains and the beach. I have a love of crafting, coffee, and a good book! My heart is for the students of Wilkes County, and I am looking forward to their great accomplishments!