MEET THE PRINCIPAL
Ms. Christine McCabe has been an educator since 2005. She is originally from New Jersey, but fell in love with Arizona through visiting family in Phoenix and traveling the state. She attended Northern Arizona University to earn her Bachelor's Degree in Geology before deciding to go into education. Her inspiration to become a science teacher came from her high school Earth Science teacher. She decided to go back to school and received a Master's in Secondary Education, Curriculum and Instruction from the university of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2005. From there she began her teaching career back in New Jersey where she returned to be with family. After two years, she decided to move back to Arizona and has taught various science courses in multiple districts within the State. In 2015, Ms. McCabe decided to make a change in her career and had the wonderful opportunity to join the Alchesay High School staff as the Instructional Coach. She has been with the Whiteriver Unified School District since 2015. Ms. McCabe describes herself as a life-long learner and in that mindset, went back to school to earn another degree, Master's in Educational Leadership, Principal K-12 from NAU. After working closely with the staff and students of Alchesay High School, she decided that she wanted to continue to be Falcon Strong and went through the application process to be the next principal of Alchesay High School.
She is excited and grateful for the opportunity to continue to serve the Whiteriver community and the people of the White Mountain Apache Tribe. She ahs been blessed to learn from staff and students and has the desire to ensure the success of all students at Alchesay High School. Ms. McCabe lives in Show Low with her son and 3 cats and likes to enjoy the outdoor lifestyle that the White Mountains have to offer. She believes in the strength of the Mighty Falcons and hopes she can successfully help them soar high! Go Falcons!