Riverdale's New Principal Wants to Foster Literacy, Life Learning - Riverdale Park-University Park, MD Patch

With 14 years in Prince George’s County Public Schools, Cheryl Hughes has worked as a teacher, vice principal and principal, but always has identified as an educator with a passion for helping children.

Hughes comes to Riverdale Elementary, after three years as the principal at Yorktown Elementary in Bowie.

“I was always driven by working with children,” she said. “I thought (teaching) was where I was going to be many years, but as opportunities came my way I took them.”

Since taking her new role, Hughes has met with the staff and with the executive board of the PTO.

“Great things are happening at Riverdale,” she said, noting the relationships between the school