Gary Czapla will be the next principal at Northwest High School

February 17, 2026

Lincoln Public Schools announced on Wednesday that Gary Czapla will be the next principal at Northwest High School.

Czapla currently serves as the Moore Middle School principal. He began his educational career in 1993 teaching at Bryan Community for three years before being named program coordinator in 1997. In 2001, Czapla was appointed to the associate principal position at Southeast High School, a role he held for five years before returning to Bryan Community as principal from 2006-2010. Czapla moved to the principal position at Culler Middle School in 2010, serving the Culler community until he opened Moore Middle School in 2017 as the principal. 

Czapla earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Czapla will begin his new duties at Northwest High School on July 1, 2026.

Congratulations to Dr. Czapla on his new position!

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