Farkas is new principal of Fallbrook High School

The new big man on campus at Fallbrook High School likes to joke about his 5-foot-9 stature.

"Because of my height, I can get around and the kids don't see me," said Dr. David Farkas, who was hired as principal of Fallbrook High School by the Fallbrook Union High School District board of trustees.

Farkas replaces Larry Boone, who abruptly submitted his resignation Nov. 8, 2017 citing "urgent personal matters." Boone had held the principal position since July 2015.

Farkas, who beat out 20 applicants for the position, comes to Fallbrook High from the Hemet Unified School District, where he spent...