Lamesa High School (LHS) is getting a new principal for the remaining few months of the academic year.School board members unanimously voted 7-0 Tuesday to hire retired school superintendent Jerry Birdsong to work as LHS’ principal on an interim basis. He does not plan to apply for the job permanently.“This is only going to be a 9-10 week deal,” Birdsong said.Birdsong is taking over the job temporarily after the board hired David Ritchey as the district’s new superintendent. Ritchey has been serving as high school principal for the past year.“We appreciate you coming in helping us,” board member April Martinez ...