About Us

Hello Worthington Community, my name is Bob Bruce and I am the principal of Worthington Elementary School. I am thrilled to be a part of this community. I have been an elementary school principal for over 30 years. The last sixteen years were spent down the street at Veterans Elementary as their principal. Prior to Veterans, I spent close to seven years at Centennial Lane Elementary and prior to that about 4 years at Clemens Crossing. I have also spent 5 years as a principal in the Carroll County School System. I started my teaching career at Talbott Springs Elementary back in 1978. I have been a classroom teacher, team leader, curriculum writer, and an assistant principal. I live in Columbia with my wife, Judy. We love Orioles baseball and Ravens football. Thank you for the warm welcome and I am proud to be a Worthington Wildcat!

It’s an honor to join the Worthington community as your assistant principal, and I look forward to all of the work we will do together to support our students. 

My career began 22 years ago in St. Mary’s County as a second grade teacher. After 8 years as a classroom teacher, I also served as an instructional resource teacher and middle school assistant principal before moving to central Maryland. I recently had the opportunity to be the Assistant Principal at Ilchester Elementary School for 7 years. During that time, I truly valued the relationships that I formed with students, families, colleagues, and other members of the community. Students truly do their best when we all work together, and I plan to bring that same mindset here to Worthington as I enter my 12th year as a school administrator.

Please know that you can always reach out to me if you have any questions or would like to talk through something together. I truly look forward to engaging with all of you and to a wonderful school year together!