A feeling of cheer circulates throughout the room at the staff Christmas party. With a wave of the hand, the room falls silent. It is now time to announce who won Teacher of the Year. He’s deep in thought,...

While algebra teacher Leigh Ann Mitchell has always had a passion for math, her love for teaching it to others sparked in college when she would help out her classmates. “I was a super math geek in...

After teaching at Degan and Southridge Elementary Schools, special education teacher Amy Payne found her home eight years ago when she chose to make the transition to high school. Payne understands...

It was in middle school when art teacher Chana Jayme made a choice that would significantly impact her life. “I had a teacher that went [to Notre Dame] and in seventh grade I said 'I'm gonna go there,'”...

After nine years of teaching world history and being able to shape the minds of future leaders, Elizabeth Gonzalez has been announced as Killough’s Teacher of the Year. It wasn’t until Gonzalez...

It wasn't until his junior year of college when AVID coordinator and teacher Grant Wilhite first discovered his true passion in life: working with children. While he had considered wanting to become a...

Current sports marketing and entertainment and social skills teacher Jennifer Brockman has been announced as Harmon’s Teacher of the Year. “I couldn't believe [that I won] because we have great...

After years of hard work and dedication, art teacher Eric Champion has been announced as Killough's Teacher of the Year. Champion is in his third year of teaching at Killough, and in his eighth year...

English teacher of 33 years, Rhonda Shelton, has been announced as Teacher of the Year. Shelton’s aunt was a teacher and inspired her to become one herself. When Shelton was 16 her missionary group needed...