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National Teacher Appreciation Month

collage of 39 teachers of the year photos

May 5-9 is National Teacher Appreciation Week! Pictured above are our 2025 CCSD Teachers of the Year for each of our schools and centers.  A new TOTY  profile will be added to the page each day. 

 

It’s Teacher Appreciation Month, and we’re celebrating our teachers’ unparalleled talent and unmatched dedication with special surprise presentations!  Thanks to the support of our outstanding partner, Credit Union of Georgia, we invited parents to nominate outstanding CCSD teachers making a positive difference in their child’s life.  We then randomly selected six “Thank a Teacher” honorees who each will be presented with a $200 Visa gift card. 

Our surprise honorees--

teacher in class of student with look of surprise

Diane Roberts, Little River Elementary School, reacts with surprise to see Superintendent of Schools Mary Elizabeth Davis and School Board member Chance Beam bringing flowers and gifts.

 

teacher in classroom being surprised by superintendent with gifts

Liberty Elementary School teacher Brianna Porter reacts to Superintendent Davis and School Board member Kelly Poole bringing her flowers and gifts during Teacher Appreciation Week.

 

teacher and student giving high five

Woodstock Middle School teacher Sarah Seastrom shares a high five with student Jackson Henriques, whose mother Kate nominated her,  after School Board member Erin Ragsdale presents her with roses.

 

class of kindergarten students with teacher and guests

Oak Grove Elementary School STEAM Academy first grade teacher Taylore Belcher, a former Oak Grove Eagle herself, poses with her class along with School Board Chair Janet Read Welch, Superintendent Mary Elizabeth Davis, and Credit Union representative Mike Gibson.  Ms. Belcher was nominated by Ella Garrick's mother, Megan.

woman presents teacher with roses

School Board Vice Chair Patsy Jordan presents Creekland Middle School teacher Robin Moss with roses as part of Teacher Appreciation surprise visits. 

man (teacher) is surprised with balloons and gifts by three women

Cherokee High School physics teacher Wesley Queen shares a laugh with Superintendent Davis, School Board member Kelly Poole, and student Morgan Moon, whose mother nominated Queen.


See a list of all the nominated teachers below.  #ThankATeacher #CCSDElevateTheExcellence

 

Arnold Mill ES

Madison Baldwin

Jessica Bell

Laura Green

Ansley Nettles

Kim Pfaff

Robyn Pitkins

Melissa Tate

Courtney Wooten

Ball Ground ES STEM Academy         

Sarah Kay Dobbs

Carli Marinelli

Chessa McGinnis

Jessica Mooney

Kathryn Smerker

Bascomb ES   

Kaitlyn Eagens

Boston ES      

Amy Johnston

Alicia Kirk

Kaylee Stubbs

Carmel ES       

Briana DeLeon

CCSD Preschool Centers 

Lisa Graziano

Stephanie Markosi

Laurie Maselli

Cherokee HS  

Laura Peterson

Wesley Queen

Beverly Rugg

Taryn Tragesser

Clayton ES     

Kari Brooks

Katie Dobson

Cheryl Gazaway

Bob Harris

Brandy Henson

Jamie Hunt

Jane Jarrett

Amy Manzella

Marci Shell

Stephanie Vocks

Creekland MS

Robin Moss

Creekview HS

Jason Hubbard

Etowah HS     

LeShawnda Fitzgerald

David Hoeksema

Beth Long

Michelle McGowan

Stephanni Prelac

Jordan Robinson

E.T. Booth MS

Dafina Pireva

Free Home ES

Brandie Broome

Tara Fuentes

Katie Garrison

Carry Holland

Freedom MS  

Amanda Struchtemeyer

Anna Trull

Hasty ES Fine Arts Academy  

Ivey Gangi

Shannon Miller

Hickory Flat ES           

Abbi Odom

Indian Knoll ES           

JoBeth Griffin

Allison Heath

Jennifer Schroter

Johnston ES

Kristy Foster

Courtney Hines

Knox ES STEM Academy       

Mendy Bixler

Haley Cantrell

Sara Critser

Morgan Hutcheson

Kristen Irwin

Stacy Sears

Liberty ES       

Valerie Pfeffer

Brianna Porter

Little River ES

Laura Conrad

Jennifer Harp

Abby Maxwell

Margaret Page

Diane Roberts

Macedonia ES

Jenny Lockwood

Danielle Shakespeare

Mill Creek MS

Judson Moss

Mountain Road ES     

Kristina Whitley

Oak Grove ES STEAM Academy        

Taylore Belcher

Veronica Delanuez

Erin Edge

Andrew Estrada

River Ridge HS

Marlon Ayers

Sequoyah HS  

Amanda Fuder

Lisa Mann

Steven Ramsey

Sixes ES

Kate Arrowood

Katie Bishop

Abby Moeller

Melissa Perryman

Jenny Summerlin

Elizabeth Wall

Teasley MS     

Susan Donlin

Sam Geer

Meghan Roper

MaryKate Sullivan

Jeff Wilson

Tippens EC

Maggie Power

Kelly Robertson

Woodstock HS

Roxanne Wilkinson

Woodstock MS          

Sarah Seastrom

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