STAFFORD COUNTY — Two finalists in the Washington Post’s annual educator awards work in Stafford County.
Benjamin Diggs, Instructional Technology Resource Teacher at North Stafford High School, and Robert Bingham, Principle of H. H. Poole Middle School, were finalists in the Washington Post Teacher and Principal of the Year contests.
Diggs, in his seventh year of teaching, taught AP computer science, programming, design, and keyboarding before becoming North Stafford’s Instructional Technology Resource Teacher.
Mr. Diggs earned a Bachelor of Science degree in hospitality and tourism management and a Bachelor of Science degree in management from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
He earned his Master of Education degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Mary Washington. He is currently pursuing his educational specialist degree in educational leadership from Old Dominion University.
Bingham has six years of leadership experience as a principal in Stafford County Public Schools and works incredibly hard to ensure that his staff and students have everything they need to be successful.
He praises them because he truly believes in them and their efforts. Mr. Bingham provides opportunities for his staff to grow and believes that everyone should reach their potential.
Bingham earned his Bachelor of Arts in history from James Madison University and his Master of Education in educational leadership from George Mason University.
He started teaching in Fairfax in 1993. He has been a principal for 6 years. He taught history prior to becoming an assistant principal in Fairfax.
