By Kyle Roberts
RUSTON, La. — The Cypress Springs Wildcats will have a familiar face from the parish as their new principal.
Tiffany Young (formerly Curry) of Dubach School was formally named the new principal of Cypress Springs Elementary on Tuesday after the staffs of both schools were notified in the afternoon.
“It’s a full-circle moment for me,” Young said. “I was a classroom teacher at Cypress Springs when we changed the school’s configuration at the end of the 2012 school year. I’m excited about the opportunity. I do know that it will be different and challenging, and we’ll have a lot of growth to accomplish in our first year together. But that’s part of being a leader— growing people, and growing as a leader, and so I’m looking forward to that challenge.
”I’ll miss my Dubach family. They will always have a special place in my heart, because they gave me my first shot (as principal). We’ve accomplished a lot of things together, and we’ve grown this school and built a family. We’ve provided a lot of stability for people. The families are great out here — it’s Dubach’s best kept secret. We say out here that “We mind our Dubach Business,” but I do need then to know that I will still be in their business because the school will always be near and dear to my heart. But I’m happy to be a Wildcat again — we’re going to do great work.”
During Young’s tenure as principal of Dubach School as both interim and formal principal, the school earned a B School Performance Score in 2023. She had her interim tagged officially removed in the December 2023 Lincoln Parish School Board session.
“Tiffany’s done a great job at Dubach, and I know they hated to lose her,” Lincoln Parish School Board Superintendent Ricky Durrett said. “But she’s a perfect fit for Cypress Springs with the knowledge and experience she brings. Cypress Springs is our largest elementary school in the city and having her expertise will be valuable for Cypress Springs and for that community.”
Young will officially take over as CSE principal on June 1. Current interim principal Marissa Boyd will return to being a coordinating teacher.
Durrett confirmed that the search for Dubach’s next principal has begun.
