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2011 Teacher of the Year Announced
Birdette Hughey, an Algebra I Teacher at Greenwood High School, was named the 2011 Mississippi Teacher of the Year.
Hughey joined the teaching profession after participating in the Teach for America program. Prior to her Teach for America experience, she received her Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) and worked in the sales and training field for several years.
State Superintendent of Education Dr. Tom Burnham (back far left) and Mississippi Board of Education Chair Charles McClelland (back far right) congratulate Jacarda Worthen (center) for winning the Student Culinary Competition and the Biloxi High School Culinary Team for winning First Place in the first annual Mississippi ProStart Invitational. Pictured from back left- Diana Alford, Dr. Larry Drawdy, Kirt Lind, Grady Griffin, and Stephen Morgan. From front left- Pamela Rosetti, Dr. Glenn Dedeaux and Chris Poplin.
State Superintendent of Education Dr. Tom Burnham (back far left) and Mississippi Board of Education Chair Charles McClelland (back far right) congratulate Adeisa Cooper (front left) and Renard Lockridge (front right) for winning the Student Management Competition and the Carl Keen Vocational Center Management Team for winning First Place in the first annual Mississippi ProStart Invitational. Pictured from back left-Chris Poplin, Diana Alford, Kirt Lind, Stephen Morgan, and Grady Griffin. Also pictured is Shirlaurence Fair (center).
State Superintendent of Education Dr. Tom Burnham (left) and Mississippi Board of Education Chairman Charles McClelland (right) congratulate Tina Sellers for being named Mississippi Department of Education Employee of the Month.
Nichols Elementary Math and Science Teacher, Brad Shonk Named 2010 Mississippi Teacher of the Year
Brad Shonk, a fourth grade math and science teacher at Nichols Elementary School in Biloxi, was named the 2010 Mississippi Teacher of the Year today at a luncheon held in Jackson. The Teacher of the Year program is sponsored by the Mississippi Department of Education and the Mississippi Teacher Center. read article
| Brad Shonk 2010 Teacher of the Year |
Melinda Kopp (Congressional District 1), Chickasaw County School District was named 2010 Mississippi Alternate Teacher of the Year. Other Congressional District finalists include: Chelsa Rash (Congressional District 2), Cleveland School District and Liz Garner Michael (Congressional District 3), Meridian School District. |
2010 Mississippi Administrator of the Year
Wayne County High School Principal Billy Ray Jones Jr. has been named
the 2010 Mississippi Administrator of the Year.
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