Meet MHS’ new principal
Jul 10, 2023 10:11AM ● By Verlene Johnson
The retirement of Superintendent Doug Jacob from Morgan County School District has sparked a chain reaction with in the district. With Andy Jensen moving from Human Resource Director to Superintendent, Morgan High School Principal, Crae Wilson will be taking over some of those responsibility as Employment Services and Compliance for the district. With this move by Wilson, MHS filled the position of principal with assistant administrator Lucas Thomas.
Thomas came to Morgan two years ago as MHS’s Instructional Coach. After a year, he stepped in as assistant administrator.
Thomas has a bachelors degree in History and Political Science with a Master's of Education from Utah State University.
He started his teaching career at Tintic High School in Eureka, Utah. For 12 years he taught a variety of subjects to students seventh through 12th grade mainly financial literacy and social studies. He was also the Athletic Director and head boys basketball coach for 10 years. He was also the head coach of the cross-country teams for eight years and coached a variety of other sports while at Tintic.
Thomas then spent three years at Tooele County School District as Assistant Administrator and Athletic Director before coming to MHS.
Thomas said he loves working with teachers and students, “As an administrator you can make a difference in the lives of teachers and students.” One of his goals is to help ensure every student has a positive learning experience in high school to prepare them for future success. λ
