Dear Mandarin Mustangs,

             Greetings to you all from your new principal, Dr. Donna Richardson.

  I cannot tell you how excited and honored I am to be joining the ranks of such a prestigious organization as Mandarin Senior High School.  I have always admired everything about your school and cannot wait for school to open so I can start a new chapter in my professional career.  I have already been equipped with the appropriate green and orange attire by Tammie Talley, Mandarin’s athletic director, and have had two long days of conversations with our administrative team making instructional plans for the new school year.  Everyone I have met has been super and has eagerly welcomed me to my new home.  I have placed a personal biography on the website for your perusal and understanding of my pathways up to this point.  I promise you that I am prepared for this change and well aware of the parent, student, and faculty expectations of me.  I plan on spending many years at Mandarin and am not in the Drop Program.  I have not quite finished arranging my new office, but hope to be fully settled in prior to August 17th when the teachers return.  I have spent the last few days interviewing teacher candidates for vacancies and handling the day to day business of this super school. I might not have all my moving boxes empty yet, but my heart is unpacked and ready to begin. 

                                                            Hope to see you soon,

                                                            Dr. Donna A. Richardson

                                                            Principal – Mandarin Senior High School

Dr. Richardson's Biography


Dr. Richardson
260-3911, ext. 1009
richardsod@duvalschools.org