After nine months of searching for a new principal since Catherine Real’s departure in August, the Walnut Valley Unified Board of Trustees named Reuben Jones as the new principal of Diamond Bar High School on Wednesday night.

Jones is returning to DBHS, having been  first hired in the mid 1990s as a teacher in the history department and a basketball coach. After his initial time at DBHS, Jones transferred to Walnut High School, where he served as both an instructional dean and a GLC.

He is leaving his position as assistant principal at Centennial High School in Corona to come to DBHS. During his three years at CHS, Jones oversaw the International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, Science, and Career Technical Education programs.

Jones received his undergraduate degree at Cal Poly Pomona and lives in Walnut with his wife and their three children.

Jones will meet with staff members and visit the school throughout the rest of the school year. Interim principals Denis R. Paul and Guy Roubian will be stepping down after Jones is officially installed on July 1.