Once in the Tri-Valley, Ball became an assistant principal at Dougherty Valley High before transitioning to principal at Iron Horse. “I wanted to help students feel the way she made me feel, like I belonged,” Ball said.īall was able to gain first-hand teaching experience in a fifth grade classroom while participating in his high school’s iQuest program until he was recruited to play football at West Point, the United States Military Academy.įrom there, he spent five years on active duty in the field of artillery for the Army while pursuing his master’s degree.Īfter serving in the Army, Ball pursued his teaching dreams in Tracy and Oakland before heading to Baltimore and Howard County in Washington, D.C., until he arrived in San Ramon. From his beginnings of playing college football to then serving in the Army, now-educator Demetrius Ball is getting the ball rolling for 2022-23 as Cal High’s newly appointed principal.Īlthough many know Ball through his three years as principal at Iron Horse Middle School, he’s had a much longer history in education.Īs a junior in high school, Ball was inspired to become an educator by his own principal, who he said supported him from seventh grade through high school.
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