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Teacher of the Week
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Mercer teaches 1st grade at Eastern Elementary School in Washington.
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Cannon is an automotive instructor at Farmville Central High School with a unique journey to the classroom.
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WITN's teacher of the week has been teaching for over 15 years at Sand Ridge Elementary School.
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Pesce, born and raised in Bertie County, left her home after graduating high school and didn’t return until 2007.
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Garner is a Computer Engineering, Programming, and Microsoft Office teacher at J.H. Rose High School.
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Van Wegen is a football coach and teacher at Farmville Central High School.
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She was born and raised in the Pink Hill community and is thrilled to be teaching at the high school she graduated from.
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She enjoys getting creative in the classroom and implementing as much as possible.
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Matthews is in her first-year teaching in North Carolina at John Small Elementary School.
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Charles is in her 18th year of teaching and her first at John Small Elementary School teaching 5th grade English/Language Arts.
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Sumner has taught music at Silverdale Elementary School since 2008.
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When Smith isn’t teaching or advocating for students, she enjoys family time with her husband and two daughters.
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Williams is a graduate of ECU and is Teacher of the Year at Chocowinity Primary School.
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Graham is the Director of Bands at Swansboro High School, and a proud ECU graduate with honors.
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Jessica Thigpen is a 5th grade teacher at East Duplin High School in Beulaville, NC.
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Brown is a 5th grade teacher at W. H. Robinson Elementary. She is a graduate of ECU.
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She says she loves “when her students are learning a new concept in class and all of a sudden you can tell when they understand the concepts because they light up and a smile comes over their faces.”
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She has been teaching for 18 years. She loves to teach the spanish language and the culture of spanish speaking countries.
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“Renita goes above and beyond to educate her students and to prepare them for Kindergarten. Renita shows love to each and every one of her students. "
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Doug Kidd is currently in his 15th year of teaching math at Swansboro High School.
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Southworth has been teaching since 2007 and has been on staff at South Central High School, Southside High School, and now Pitt County Schools Early College High School.
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Charlotte Rouse is a pre-kindergarten teacher at Northwest Elementary School.
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Donoghue is a physical education teacher at Tyrrell Elementary School and is in her 28th year of teaching. She received her degree from Towson State University in Townson, Maryland.
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Jeanne Van Staalduinen teaches second grade at Terra Ceia Christian School and also serves as the dean of the elementary school.
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Christa Peppers graduated from East Carolina University in 2011.
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Paige Stallings is currently an Exceptional Children teacher at D. H Conley High School. She has been teaching students with special needs for 24 years.
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Brown has been an educator for more than 35 years. During her career, she has worked with various student populations.
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Erin Strohschein is currently the Visual Arts teacher at Swansboro High School.
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Tammi Foeller currently teaches fourth grade at Creekside Elementary School in New Bern.
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Mrs. Kane graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor’s degree in Biological Education.
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This is Hadley Fulcher's 10th year teaching at the elementary school, “ I love teaching there!” she exclaimed.
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Being in education for nearly 20 years, McCall said she’s worn several educational hats throughout her career including teaching second grade, third grade, serving as an Academically/Intellectually Gifted teacher and now serving as the current media coordinator at Morehead City Primary School.
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Originally from Columbia, N.C., Lyon graduated from the University of North Carolina at Asheville with a Bachelors of Arts in Mathematics with Teaching Licensure, Bachelors of Science in Environmental Policy and Management with a minor in Economics.
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The Teacher of the Week for May 11 is Emily Leary from A.G. Cox Middle School.
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Colleen Reyes has taught at Onslow County Schools for the past 13 years. She is their current Teacher of the Year.
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Not only is Tricia Hurt an educator, she's also a coach and the elective department chair. She's been in the field for about eight years.
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Dellinger has been teaching for 26 years and currently teaches second grade.
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Adams is an ECU graduate and has 16 years of teaching experience in grades 1-12.
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Tardalo teaches biology, AP biology and chemistry at D.H. Conley High School.
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Teacher of the Week: Monkea Bryant from H.J. MacDonald Middle School
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Bryant has been in the classroom for four years, but this is her first teaching seventh grade ELA.
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Rogister currently teaches English Language Arts and Social Studies to 56 fifth graders at Chicod School.
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Brickhouse is one of three math teachers at Columbia Early College High School. She is also the high school’s academically and intellectually gifted representative.
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Teacher of Week: Gena Rodriguez from Bridgeton Elementary
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Rodriguez is currently in her eleventh year teaching in North Carolina and says there’s no place she would rather call home than Craven County.
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Atkinson teaches many different grade levels and disciplines, including sixth grade keyboarding, seventh grade office skills and eighth grade coding.
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Zerniak is currently in her 29th year of teaching, all of which have been spent at Beaufort County Schools.
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Day is a music teacher currently in her 14th year of teaching.
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Buck is currently in her first year of teaching at the charter school.
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Andrews has been teaching at the school since 2013.
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Zimmerman is in her 11th year of teaching orchestra at the middle school.
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Nichols is currently in her fifth year of teaching art at the elementary school.
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Patrick has taught a variety of ages in Beaufort County for 12 years, including third, fourth and fifth grades.
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Foley says her love for working with children began in high school when she had the opportunity to take a class that doubled as a preschool.
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Zoltek has been teaching for 27 years with over 20 years of service in Lenoir County Public Schools.
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She is an ECU graduate who went on to intern at Chicod School in 1994 and has been there ever since.
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McClarney is an adaptive special education teacher in Onslow County.
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Howell is a Nash County native and currently teaches chorus and marching band in Greene County.
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Moore is a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate and mother of five.
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Haley is from Rockingham and moved to Greenville in 2015 to attend ECU.
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Rollinson currently teaches first grade. She has spent the past 15 years teaching in Tyrrell County.
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