Congratulations to our teachers of the year! Colleagues in each BCS school chose them as exemplars of educational excellence.
“The personal recognition from your peers – wow,” said 2017 BCS Teacher of the Year Cathy Belair. “That’s big.”
BCS hosted a small celebration on Wednesday to let the 2019 Teachers of the Year know about the process of selecting our county winner. Our Teacher of the Year committee will spend the next several months reading portfolios and conducting interviews to choose the finalists.
“You are the best of the best,” said BCS Superintendent Dr. Tony Baldwin. “I’m extremely proud of each and every one of you. And I hope that you inspire others to strive for greatness.”
This is a special time for us to recognize our educators across the school system. Each of the 44 BCS schools has selected a teacher of the year. Each school-level winner now can choose to participate in the process to select our seven district winners and BCS Teacher of the Year. That winner will go on to represent our county in the regional competition.
The 2019 BCS Teachers of the Year are:
– Robert Goodson, A.C. Reynolds High
– Rebekah Calloway, A.C. Reynolds Middle
– Brian Worley, Avery’s Creek Elementary
– Kylie Peek, Barnardsville Elementary
– Caroline Mellard Clark, Black Mountain Elementary
– Patricia Berzinski, Black Mountain Primary
– Philip Michael Justen, Buncombe County Early College
– Julie Wimbish, C.T. Koontz Intermediate
– Karen Strickland, Candler Elementary
– Clif Dodson, Cane Creek Middle
– Sarah Huler, Charles C. Bell Elementary
– Britney Clubb, Charles D. Owen High
– Krista Jami Langlois, Charles D. Owen Middle
– Kady Grogan Rice, Clyde A. Erwin High
– April Davis, Clyde A. Erwin Middle
– Carl Cunningham, Community High
– Cheyenne Emmett, Emma Elementary
– Clay H. Stroupe, Enka Intermediate
– Jason Rollins, Enka High
– Ariel James, Enka Middle
– Teresa Lynne Getty, Fairview Elementary
– Kirsten Cooper, Glen Arden Elementary
– Sarah Camby, Haw Creek Elementary
– Felicia Proffitt, Hominy Valley Elementary
– Rebecca Laughinghouse, Joe P. Eblen Intermediate
– Kathryn Lawson, Johnston Elementary
– Lissa Pedersen, Leicester Elementary
– Paul Irvin, Nesbitt Discovery Academy
– Audrey Webb, North Buncombe Elementary
– Tammy Fulford, North Buncombe Middle
– Karen Herrick, North Buncombe High
– Ashley Willis, North Windy Ridge Intermediate
– Daniela Matusvega, Oakley Elementary
– Joseph Barrett Halpin, Pisgah Elementary
– Jennifer Hall, Progressive Education Program
– Caitlin Hensley Best, Sand Hill-Venable Elementary
– Cristina Marra McMinn, T.C. Roberson High
– Katrina Wilson Fox, Valley Springs Middle
– Krystal Collins, W.D. Williams Elementary
– Lisa Lemus, W.W. Estes Elementary
– Crystle Hyatt, Weaverville Elementary
– Carrie Hollifield, Weaverville Primary
– Christin Jones Payne, West Buncombe Elementary
– Gwenn Frederick, Woodfin Elementary