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Priscila Dilley,Principal
Priscila Dilley is the Principal of South Hills Elementary. This is her fifth school year at South Hills. She has been in FWISD as an administrator for eight years. Prior to coming to FWISD, she taught in Irving ISD as a Bilingual teacher. She received both her Bachelor and Master's degrees from Dallas Baptist University. Mrs. Dilley was born in Brazil and moved to the United States as a 5th grader. She is married and has two children, Ryder and Valentina. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, music, reading, church activities, and traveling. The most exciting part of her day is spending time in the classrooms seeing her wonderful teachers in action and watching the exciting things students are learning! Mrs. Dilley considers it an honor and privilege to be part of South Hills Elementary and has loved being part of the community. It is her desire that everyone feels a sense of safety and warmth when entering the school. Mrs. Dilley welcomes all parents to come and be partners in education for the success of the students.
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Leslie Riddell,Assistant Principal
Leslie Riddell is one of two Assistant Principals at South Hills Elementary. He is a native Texan raised in Lingleville, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from Tarleton State University. Mr. Riddell began his teaching career at Luella Merrett Elementary in the 1990-91 school year. He has worked for Fort Worth ISD as a teacher, Instructional Specialist, and has been an Assistant Principal at South Hills Elementary for the past 12 years. Mr. Riddell enjoys playing with his dog, Buster, traveling and meeting new people.
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Emilia Alonso-Vazquez,Assistant Principal
Emilia Alonso Vazquez has been an educator in three different countries and speaks three different languages. During eighteen years in Fort Worth ISD, she has had several positions: Bilingual/ESL Teacher and Instructional Support Team Member. Her areas of concentration included Reading, Writing, Bilingual/ESL, English Language Arts, and Gifted Education. For the past five years, she has been an Administrator in Fort Worth ISD working at South Hills Elementary as an Assistant Principal. Her educational endeavors have taken her from Mexico, her native country, where she first received a degree as an Elementary Educator, to the United States, her adopted county by citizenship. She came to Texas to attend several universities: Mary Hardin Baylor University, where she studied Secondary Education; Texas Woman's University, where she did post-graduate work in Reading and Bilingual Education and ESL; and Dallas Baptist University, where she studied education and psychology. She has a Master's Degree in Education from the University of Connecticut and her Administration and Principal certification from Texas Christian University. She is married and the proud mother of three wonderful sons and a happy grandmother to four grandchildren. Her love for psychology and education have been rewarded during all the years she has worked as an educator. She has enjoyed the study of nature, swimming, scuba diving, and skiing with her sons as they grew up. She has traveled to many countries in the world, and now she is very happy to be here at South Hills Elementary, working with students, teachers, parents and the community.
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