Placer High School welcomes two new vice principals to the staff over the 2024 summer. KC Wachs-Worden and Jeff Walters are new additions to the placers campus this year.

KC Wachs-Worden is one of Placer High School’s new vice principals. Worden shares she has been welcomed by the students and staff and that everyone has been very patient with her learning new things. Worden appreciated people stopping to say hello and making her feel welcome.

Teaching has always been a calling for Worden,  all of her past jobs have always been teaching, and when she thought about doing something else she always ended up back at a school. 

Worden explained that the “awesome students and staff at Placer,” are her favorite part of working at Placer. 

“They are the lifeblood of the campus, they make it fun, and that is why we do this work,” Stated Worden.

 In high school, she was class president and also played soccer competitively. It is now a goal of Worden to have students be involved at Placer.

“There is not one club, sport, or activity that is more important than another one. All of them are great and the more involved students are, the better they feel,” said Worden.

Placer welcomed a second vice principal, Jeff Walters.

Before working at Placer, Walters was a head football coach, athletic director, and history teacher. Growing up Walters wanted to pursue many different careers. In fact, until his junior year in high school, he thought he would be a lawyer. But one thing he always came back to was to be a head football coach or teacher.

“It’s very rewarding to work with students, teachers, staff, and the committee,” stated Walters

Placer students and teachers enjoy having the new vice principals on campus.

Riley Anderson a Junior at Placer High School shared, “They are very easy to talk to and kind, whenever I see them on campus they always say hello and ask how students are doing.”

Many students and staff agree they are good people and work very hard. Some staff have shared that have to manage very difficult situations and are admired for being able to handle it.