Broadway High School

Faculty & Staff

Administrative Office

Dan Sanders, Principal

Dan Sanders grew up near Greenmount, VA, and graduated from Broadway High School. He graduated from James Madison University with a BS in Kinesiology and began teaching in 2003 in Spotsylvania County. He then graduated from Shenandoah University with his Masters of Science in Education Administration in 2010. Prior to arriving at Broadway as the Assistant Principal in 2016, Mr. Sanders taught elementary and secondary Physical Education in Spotsylvania, Shenandoah. and Augusta Counties. He also served as the Summer School Administrator and oversaw one of the regional Night School programs in Augusta County.

Dan and his wife Caroline live in Harrisonburg. They met at JMU in their Kinesiology program and have been married for 20 years. They have three sons who attend Rockingham County Schools.

Email: dsanders@rockingham.k12.va.us

Paige Smith, Assistant Principal (A-G)

Paige Smith grew up in Austin, TX, and Palmetto, FL, and graduated from Palmetto High School. She attended the University of South Florida and earned a B.A. in English Education and a M.A. in Reading Education. Mrs. Smith taught college and secondary English, Reading, and English Learner courses for fifteen years before transitioning to Assistant Principal at Broadway High School in 2023.

Paige and her husband and two children live in Bridgewater, and she enjoys travel, reading, walking, hiking, and spending time with family and friends.

Email: psmith04@rockingham.k12.va.us

Jenny Knick, Assistant Principal (H-Q)

Jenny Knick has been a proud Broadway Gobbler since 2004. Mrs. Knick grew up in Fairfax County and graduated from Lake Braddock Secondary School in 2000. She continued her education at Virginia Tech and later transferred to James Madison University, where she earned both her Bachelor and Master degree.

During her first 14 years at BHS, Mrs. Knick taught English 10 and English 12, which typically included collaborative and EL sections (she was fortunate to co-teach with several of the current English teachers, as well as Mrs. Madison, her administrative partner!). Throughout her teaching career, she kept busy as a night school teacher, Saturday school teacher, homebound teacher, SCA sponsor, Community Involvement Club sponsor, as well as spending her last several years as the English department head. Mrs. Knick became an assistant principal in the 2018-2019 school year, and continues to insist that working at Broadway High School is the best job in the world. She resides in the town of Broadway with her husband Ethan and their two children, Virgil and Kaylie. When she is not at school, Mrs. Knick can be found in her kitchen baking treats for her friends, family, and neighbors for her side business, Be Kind Bakery. She also enjoys spending time with her family (especially at the beach!) and their many pets (two old dogs, two naughty kittens, two energetic hamsters, and one mischievous pastel ball python). Mrs. Knick is an incredibly proud Gobbler, and is looking forward to many more years to come!

Email: jknick@rockingham.k12.va.us

Ryan Ritter, Athletic/Activities Director

Ryan Ritter grew up in Harrisonburg and graduated from Eastern Mennonite High School in 1999 and Eastern Mennonite University in 2003. After student teaching at Broadway High School, he accepted a special education teaching position at BHS after graduation. For six years, he taught special education and coached boys basketball and boys soccer.

In 2009, Mr. Ritter earned a Master's Degree from Shenandoah University in School Leadership. In 2010, he was named assistant principal at BHS and stayed in that position for three years until he moved offices and has served as the Athletic Director since 2013.

Mr. Ritter resides in Rockingham County with his wife, Melissa and four sons. He enjoys being outside and tackling new woodworking projects.

Email: rritter@rockingham.k12.va.us