Mr. Niggli earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from San Francisco State University and in 1997, after a five-year basketball career in Europe, he started his career in education by teaching English and coaching basketball for eight years at HISD’s Stephen F. Austin High School. He then went on to Heights High School for six-and-a-half years where he taught English, coached debate and basketball, and was the ELA department chair. In 2012, Mr. Niggli attained his Master of Education in Educational Administration degree from Grand Canyon University. From there, he joined the leadership team at Sam Houston where for the last six-and-a-half years, he has served in multiple roles including Dean of Students, Assistant Principal, and most recently Associate Principal.