Myers Park High School principal Robert Folk has been named CMS 2027 Principal of the Year.
Robert Folk, principal of Myers Park High School, is Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' 2027 Principal of the Year.
The school, established in 1951, also celebrated its 75th birthday with a week of events for students, staff, alumni and the community.
A week of celebrations
During the anniversary week, students competed in trivia contests from the 1950s during lunch, dressed up in 1950s attire and took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch QR codes around campus for mental health support. Every student received a keychain and free treats from an ice cream truck, staff were given 75th anniversary T-shirts, and the Student Government Association closed the week with a rock, paper, scissors bead contest.
The school celebrated with alumni and the community at halftime of the home Friday night football game. On Saturday, alumni gathered in the quad for a global reunion. The finale was in the stadium, where attendees danced to live music from the Bad Daddies, played games on the fields, ate from food trucks and recognized many groups and individuals in attendance.
This story appears in the November 2026 issue of Stroll Dilworth, which you can read or download in full.