Meet the Principal

For Paola Rodriguez, heading back to lead Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School is heading back home. In her extensive professional career, she spent the most time at Diamond Hill-Jarvis with 12 years on campus.

Now, she gets to return as principal and help enhance the school’s pride in the community. She knows how much the campus can achieve and what it takes to make great things happen for students.

Aside from Diamond Hill-Jarvis, Mrs. Rodriguez has worked at North Side High School, Eastern Hills High School, and Southwest High School. She’s no stranger to the area. She was raised in Fort Worth and graduated from North Side High School and went on to attend Texas Wesleyan University.

She enters the role with the support of her husband, Aaron and their three children. Family is important to Principal Rodriguez. Even though her children are all adults, they still try to have dinner and movie nights together.

Aside from her passion for education, Mrs. Rodriguez loves to explore new restaurants around town, travel, and garden. Despite her many interests, she always knew she wanted to be an educator.

“Education was a calling. I wanted to be a voice and a motivator to others—encouraging them to embrace all the things that life has to offer. I wanted to encourage students to learn from the past and strive to be part of a world that is curious about learning from and about others. I wanted to reach those in the shadows who are sometimes overlooked or are too afraid to be challenged or to challenge.”

With a new school year on the horizon, Principal Rodriguez will be looking at what kind of changes or enhancements she can make at Diamond Hill-Jarvis to prioritize student needs with a focus on campus culture.

“I will strive to create a positive school experience that will give young people the confidence and the skills necessary to go out into the world and make their own individual impact; to not shy away from the moments when they may feel the most challenged.”