Northwest High School Principal Cedric Cooper heading to Omaha

February 10, 2026

Lincoln Public Schools announced on Tuesday that Northwest High School Principal Cedric Cooper has accepted a position at Omaha Benson High School starting with the 2026-2027 school year. Cooper will finish the school year at Northwest before starting his new duties at Omaha Public Schools in July.

Cooper was named the principal at Northwest in 2021 and helped open Lincoln’s seventh high school in 2022 which also houses the Bryan College of Health Sciences Focus Program. Prior to opening Northwest, Cooper was the principal at Schoo Middle School, a role he held since 2018. 

Cooper came to Lincoln Public Schools from Torrington, Wyoming. There he was a middle school assistant principal and athletic director from 2014 to 2016 and high school principal from 2016 to 2018 before relocating to Lincoln. 

Omaha is where Cooper started in education as part of the Avenue Scholars Foundation in Omaha for four years after teaching at Omaha Northwest High School from 2000 to 2011.

Congratulations to Mr. Cooper!

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