PIKEVILLE — Charles B. Aycock High School principal Tod Morgan was recently named the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Bob Deaton Principal of the Year.

Morgan, was born and raised in Morehead City and is a graduate of West Carteret High School. He began his teaching career at Ocracoke High School in 1994 and has been involved with public education in North Carolina since that time.

As the Region 2 Representative on the NCHSAA Board of Directors for the past four years, Morgan also served this year as a member of the Board’s Executive Committee.

Morgan has served as athletic director at five schools, in all four NCHSAA Classifications, and was both principal and athletic director at Jones Senior High from 2019-2021. He chaired the NCHSAA’s NIL Committee during 2022-2023 and served on the Bylaw Committee this school year.

Morgan will serve as the Co-Chair of the 2024-2025 Realignment Committee.

Morgan takes his role with the NCHSAA seriously and provides a regular Region 2 Newsletter that highlights the accomplishments of schools and athletes in the region while also sharing valuable information.

C.B. Aycock was an Exemplary School Award winner last year and boasts its own Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, a Student-Athlete Certification Program through the NFHS.

Under Morgan’s leadership and guidance, both C.B. Aycock and Jones Senior High Schools earned NFHS Levels 1, 2, and 3 Honors.

Morgan and his wife, Courtney, have a daughter, Talley Grace, and a son, Michael Tod Jr.