March 21, 1991 - Stephanie Counts is named North Carolina Principal of the Year.

• Piedmont Junior High School Principal Stephanie Counts is named North Carolina Principal of the Year. 
• Piedmont Junior High School had adopted a non-traditional style of teaching which attracted white students into the all-black neighborhood where the school is located. 
• Stephanie Counts is the sister-in-law of Dorothy Counts, one of the first four students to enroll in Charlotte’s all-white schools in 1957.