T.O. resident named principal of Chaminade Middle School

Michael Valentine of Thousand Oaks has been named principal of Chaminade Middle School in Chatsworth.

Valentine has served the school for 29 years and was acting principal since July 1.

He becomes the school's sixth principal.

Chaminade is a Catholic school that serves students in grades 6 through 12.

Valentine earned a bachelor's degree in English from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a master's degree in education from Cal Lutheran University. He served St. Paschal Baylon School in T.O. as a teacher and coach in 1976 and joined Chaminade in 1978.