Ehlers stepping down after 36 years with PCPS
~ PVN staff report
LURAY, Feb. 18 ― The Chief Financial Officer for Page County Public Schools will soon become the new Athletic Director for Luray High School. At the end of the 2024-25 school year, Patty Secrist will be replacing longtime AD Don Ehlers, who is retiring after 36 years of service to the school division.
“PCPS is grateful to Mr. Ehlers for his dedicated work over the years and wishes him all the best in his retirement,” reads a statement from PCPS.
Secrist enters the position with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Emory & Henry College and will complete her Master’s in School Business Leadership from Wilkes University in May of 2025. She has 16 years of teaching experience at both the middle and high school levels, as well as experience coaching and working with youth.
Since 2019, Secrist has served as the Chief Financial Officer for Page County Public Schools. Additionally, she volunteers with the Luray Youth Football and Cheer League and has served as a Board Member for Choices, the Council for Domestic Violence in Page County.
The Chief Financial Officer position will be posted and filled “as soon as possible,” according to Tuesday’s press release.
Secrist resides in Rileyville with her husband and three children.
“Mrs. Secrist is excited to begin this new journey on July 1, 2025, and looks forward to being part of Luray High School again,” the press release reads. “She is excited to join the Bulldog community and lead the LHS athletics programs.”
For more information on Page County Public Schools,
visit https://www.pagecounty.k12.va.us/o/pcps
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