Granville Central High School’s Athletic Director Ray Noel has completed the requirements to be a certified athletic administrator from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.

Noel completed the voluntary certification process which involves an evaluation of the candidate’s educational background, experience and professional contributions, in addition to a comprehensive written examination, according to information from Dr. Stan Winborne, public information officer for Granville County Public Schools.

Granville Central Principal Dr. Janita Allen praised Noel for his efforts. “I am so proud of Coach Noel. He works so hard to support our student athletes on and off the field. The Panther family celebrates this recognition!”

Noel, a Granville County native, graduated from J.F. Webb High School in 2002. He graduated from Averett University in 2007 and has been at Granville Central since 2007. He is the son of Becky Noel and the late Ron Noel.

The NIAAA is a national professional organization consisting of all 50 state athletic administrator associations and more than 12,000 individual members. It is dedicated to promoting the professional growth of interscholastic athletic administrators and preserving the educational nature of interscholastic athletics and the place of these programs in the secondary school curriculum.