Mary Anne Charron is a former NHS Principal and was instrumental in raising academics to a new level at Norcross. Through her leadership, Norcross expanded the International Baccalaureate program by 600% and had over $4.5 million in scholarships awarded in 2006. During her tenure, Norcross High School was recognized, for two years running, as one of the top 1000 schools in the nation by Newsweek magazine in 2005-2006.