The 2017 Outstanding High School Principal of Virginia is Dr. Cherif Sadki, Gar-Field High School, Prince William Division; the 2017 Outstanding Middle School Principal of Virginia is Mark J. Smith, Stafford Middle School, Stafford Division; and the 2017 Outstanding Secondary Assistant Principal of Virginia is Michael Pflugrath, South County High School, Fairfax County Division.
Each year this event is attended by the families of the award recipients, VASSP officers, Herff Jones representatives, and typically the Secretary of Education and State Superintendent of Public Instruction.