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Teacher of the Week: Amanda McCall

Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 8:28 AM EDT

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Teacher of the Week: Amanda McCall

Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 7:42 AM EDT

By WITN Web Team

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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Teacher of the Week: Scarlett Lyon

Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 6:48 AM EDT

By WITN Web Team

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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Teacher of the Week: Emily Leary

Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 7:34 AM EDT

By WITN Web Team

The Teacher of the Week for May 11 is Emily Leary from A.G. Cox Middle School.

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Teacher of the Week: Colleen Reyes from Dixon Elementary School

Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 8:08 AM EDT

By WITN Web Team

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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Teacher of the Week: Tricia Hurt from C.M. Eppes Middle school

Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 8:37 AM EDT

By WITN Web Team

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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Teacher of the Week: Sharon Dellinger from Moss Hill Elementary School

Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 8:14 AM EDT

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Teacher of the Week: Sharon Dellinger from Moss Hill Elementary School

Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 7:43 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Dellinger has been teaching for 26 years and currently teaches second grade.

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Teacher of the Week: Jessica Adams from Washington High School

Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 8:49 AM EDT

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Teacher of the Week: Jessica Adams from Washington High School

Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 8:10 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Adams is an ECU graduate and has 16 years of teaching experience in grades 1-12.

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Teacher of the Week: Jessica Adams

Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 7:19 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Jessica Adams

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Teacher of the Week: Alexis Tardalo from D.H. Conley High School

Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 8:21 AM EDT

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Teacher of the Week: Alexis Tardalo from D.H. Conley High School

Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 3:58 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

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

Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 7:44 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Monkea Bryant from H.J. MacDonald Middle School

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Teacher of the Week: Monkea Bryant from H.J. MacDonald Middle School

Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 5:51 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Bryant has been in the classroom for four years, but this is her first teaching seventh grade ELA.

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Teacher of the Week: Mandy Rogister

Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 7:40 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Mandy Rogister

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Teacher of the Week: Mandy Rogister from Chicod School

Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 7:16 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Rogister currently teaches English Language Arts and Social Studies to 56 fifth graders at Chicod School.

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Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 9:03 AM EST

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Teacher of the Week: Jennifer Brickhouse from Columbia High School

Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 7:11 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

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

Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 8:32 AM EST

Teacher of Week: Gena Rodriguez from Bridgeton Elementary

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Teacher of Week: Gena Rodriguez from Bridgeton Elementary

Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 3:54 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

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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Teacher of the Week: Shirley Atkinson from C.M. Eppes Middle School

Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 7:54 AM EST

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Teacher of the Week: Shirley Atkinson from C.M. Eppes Middle School

Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 7:43 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

Atkinson teaches many different grade levels and disciplines, including sixth grade keyboarding, seventh grade office skills and eighth grade coding.

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Teacher of the Week: Shannon Zerniak

Updated: Feb. 16, 2022 at 7:26 AM EST

Teacher of the Week: Shannon Zerniak

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Teacher of the Week: Shannon Zerniak from J.C. Tayloe Elementary School

Updated: Feb. 16, 2022 at 6:21 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

Zerniak is currently in her 29th year of teaching, all of which have been spent at Beaufort County Schools.

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Teacher of the Week: Pam Day from Wintergreen Intermediate School

Updated: Feb. 9, 2022 at 8:40 AM EST

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Teacher of the Week: Pam Day from Wintergreen Intermediate School

Updated: Feb. 9, 2022 at 8:13 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

Day is a music teacher currently in her 14th year of teaching.

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Teacher of the Week: Jacklyn Buck from Washington Montessori Public Charter School

Updated: Feb. 2, 2022 at 1:42 PM EST

By Liz Bateson

Buck is currently in her first year of teaching at the charter school.

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Teacher of the Week: Jacklyn Buck from Washington Montessori Public Charter School

Updated: Feb. 2, 2022 at 10:07 AM EST

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Teacher of the Week: Austin Andrews from Washington Montessori Public Charter School

Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 at 8:31 AM EST

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Teacher of the Week: Austin Andrews from Washington Montessori Public Charter School

Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 at 6:08 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

Andrews has been teaching at the school since 2013.

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Teacher of the Week: Kimberly Zimmerman from Swansboro Middle School

Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 7:12 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

Zimmerman is in her 11th year of teaching orchestra at the middle school.

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Teacher of the Week: Blaire Nichols from Northwest Elementary School

Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 7:19 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

Nichols is currently in her fifth year of teaching art at the elementary school.

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Teacher of the Week: Holly Patrick from John Small Elementary School

Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 7:07 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

Patrick has taught a variety of ages in Beaufort County for 12 years, including third, fourth and fifth grades.

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Teacher of the Week: Renee Foley from Graham A. Barden Elementary School

Updated: Dec. 15, 2021 at 9:00 AM EST

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Teacher of the Week: Renee Foley from Graham A. Barden Elementary School

Updated: Dec. 15, 2021 at 8:04 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

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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Updated: Nov. 17, 2021 at 7:35 AM EST

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Teacher of the Week: Christina Zoltek from Northeast Elementary School

Updated: Nov. 17, 2021 at 5:54 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

Zoltek has been teaching for 27 years with over 20 years of service in Lenoir County Public Schools.

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Teacher of the Week: Stephanie Hall from Chicod School

Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 at 8:20 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

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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Teacher of the Week: Mackenzie McClarney from Jacksonville Commons Middle School

Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 at 8:37 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

McClarney is an adaptive special education teacher in Onslow County.

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Teacher of the Week: Mackenzie McClarney

Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 at 7:41 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Mackenzie McClarney

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Teacher of the Week: Andrew Howell from Greene Central High School

Updated: Oct. 27, 2021 at 8:22 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Howell is a Nash County native and currently teaches chorus and marching band in Greene County.

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Teacher of the Week: Tracey Moore

Updated: Oct. 20, 2021 at 9:56 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Tracey Moore

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Teacher of the Week: Tracey Moore from J.H. Rose High School

Updated: Oct. 20, 2021 at 7:43 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Moore is a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate and mother of five.

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Teacher of the Week: Olivia Haley from H.B. Sugg Elementary School

Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 8:08 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Haley is from Rockingham and moved to Greenville in 2015 to attend ECU.

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Teacher of the Week: Olivia Haley

Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 7:56 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Olivia Haley

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Teacher of the Week: Polly Rollinson from Tyrrell Elementary School

Updated: Oct. 6, 2021 at 9:11 AM EDT

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Teacher of the Week: Polly Rollinson from Tyrrell Elementary School

Updated: Oct. 6, 2021 at 8:36 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Rollinson currently teaches first grade. She has spent the past 15 years teaching in Tyrrell County.

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Teacher of the Week: Cheri Baker

Updated: Sep. 29, 2021 at 7:37 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Cheri Baker

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Teacher of the Week: Erik Matticola

Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 8:12 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Erik Matticola

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Teacher of the Week: Erik Matticola from Swansboro High School

Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 7:11 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Matticola has been a high school social studies teacher in North Carolina for 20 years.

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Teacher of the Week: Edith Sosa

Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 7:29 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Edith Sosa

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Teacher of the Week: Edith Sosa from Wallace-Rose Hill High School

Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 7:16 AM EDT

By WITN Web Team

Edith Sosa hails from Panama City, Panama and later obtained her ESL and Spanish Certification through ECU.

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Teacher of the Week: Clarence Pointe II

Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 7:57 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Clarence Pointe II

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Teacher of the Week: Clarence Pointe II from Riverside High School

Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 7:43 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Pointe is an Eastern Carolina native. He graduated from Williamston High School in 2009 and went on to earn his Bachelor’s degree in Business Management at ECU in 2013.

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Teacher of the Week: Carlie Bunch

Updated: Sep. 1, 2021 at 9:01 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Carlie Bunch

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Teacher of the Week: Carlie Bunch from Pocosin Innovative Charter School

Updated: Sep. 1, 2021 at 7:13 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Bunch teaches first grade at Pocosin Innovative Charter School in Creswell.

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Teacher of the Week: Melissa Tripp

Updated: Aug. 25, 2021 at 8:16 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Melissa Tripp

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Teacher of the Week: Melissa Tripp from John Small Elementary School

Updated: Aug. 25, 2021 at 7:17 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Tripp began teaching 11 years ago after receiving her degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s degree in Reading.

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Updated: Aug. 16, 2021 at 1:06 PM EDT

By Liz Bateson

WITN’s Teacher of the Week segment returns on Wednesday, August 25.

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Teacher of the Week: Chris Hill

Updated: Jun. 16, 2021 at 8:12 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Chris Hill

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Teacher of the Week: Chris Hill from Elmhurst Elementary School

Updated: Jun. 16, 2021 at 5:52 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Chris Hill is a physical education teacher in his hometown.

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Teacher of the Week: Atressa Mercado

Updated: Jun. 9, 2021 at 7:53 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Atressa Mercado

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Teacher of the Week: Atressa Mercado from New Bridge Middle School

Updated: Jun. 9, 2021 at 6:42 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Mercado has been teaching math and ELA at the middle school since 2015.

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Teacher of the Week: Beth Keeter

Updated: Jun. 2, 2021 at 8:40 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Beth Keeter

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Teacher of the Week: Beth Keeter from D.H. Conley High School

Updated: Jun. 2, 2021 at 7:43 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Keeter teaches Earth Science Honors and AP Environmental Science. She’s been in formal and informal education for the last 32 years.

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Teacher of the Week: Amanda Alicea

Updated: May. 26, 2021 at 8:05 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Amanda Alicea

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Teacher of the Week: Amanda Alicea from Clyde Erwin Elementary School

Updated: May. 26, 2021 at 6:23 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Alicea is an Onslow County native and is currently in her 17th year of teaching reading at Clyde Erwin.

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Teacher of the Week: Erin Cvetan

Updated: May. 19, 2021 at 12:39 PM EDT

By WITN Web Team

Cvetan started her teaching career outside St. Louis, MO 11 years ago.

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Teacher of the Week: Erin Cvetan

Updated: May. 19, 2021 at 7:56 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Erin Cvetan

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Teacher of the Week: Shannon Thorne from West Greene Elementary School

Updated: May. 12, 2021 at 7:43 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Shannon Thorne from West Greene Elementary School

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Teacher of the Week: Shannon Thorne from West Greene Elementary School

Updated: May. 12, 2021 at 7:20 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

She has taught students of all ages, from kindergarten to graduating seniors, in both the private and public school system.

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Teacher of the Week: Julie Lomont

Updated: May. 5, 2021 at 8:23 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Julie Lomont

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Teacher of the Week: Julie Lomont from W.J. Gurganus Elementary School

Updated: May. 5, 2021 at 7:17 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Lomont is a native of Indiana, but has been teaching fifth grade in Craven County for the last 17 years.

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Teacher of the Week: Allyson Whitaker

Updated: Apr. 28, 2021 at 7:34 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Allyson Whitaker

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Teacher of the Week: Allyson Whitaker from South Creek Elementary School

Updated: Apr. 28, 2021 at 7:24 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

WITN’s Teacher of the Week for April 28 is Allyson Whitaker from South Creek Elementary School.

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Pet of the Week: Annabeth

Updated: Apr. 21, 2021 at 7:43 AM EDT

By WITN Web Team

This week’s pet of the week is seven-year-old pit bull mix who has had quite the journey.

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Teacher of the Week: Kaylee Garber

Updated: Apr. 21, 2021 at 7:41 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Kaylee Garber

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Pet of the Week: Annabeth

Updated: Apr. 21, 2021 at 7:39 AM EDT

Pet of the Week: Annabeth

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Teacher of the Week: Kaylee Garber from Northside High School

Updated: Apr. 21, 2021 at 7:35 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Garber is an art teacher and is currently in her second year of teaching.

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Teacher of the Week: Krissy Smith from Belvoir Elementary School

Updated: Apr. 14, 2021 at 8:42 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

WITN’s Teacher of the Week for April 14 is Krissy Smith from Belvoir Elementary School.

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Teacher of the Week: Krissy Smith

Updated: Apr. 14, 2021 at 7:36 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Krissy Smith

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Teacher of the Week: Suzanne Handley

Updated: Mar. 31, 2021 at 7:38 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Suzanne Handley

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Teacher of the Week: Suzanne Handley from Chicod School

Updated: Mar. 31, 2021 at 7:24 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

Born and raised in Pitt County, Handley is now teaching at the school she attended kindergarten through eighth grade.

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Teacher of the Week: Faith McLawhorn from Greene County Middle School

Updated: Mar. 24, 2021 at 8:21 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

WITN’s Teacher of the Week for March 24 is Faith McLawhorn from Greene County Middle School.

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Teacher of the Week: Faith McLawhorn

Updated: Mar. 24, 2021 at 7:57 AM EDT

Teacher of the Week: Faith McLawhorn

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Teacher of the Week: Jennifer Faasii from Swansboro Middle School

Updated: Mar. 17, 2021 at 6:19 AM EDT

By Liz Bateson

WITN’s Teacher of the Week for March 17 is Jennifer Faasii-Smith from Swansboro Middle School.

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Teacher of the Week: Ashley Bennett from Creekside Elementary School

Updated: Mar. 10, 2021 at 7:00 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

For the last two years, Bennett has been a facilitating teacher at Creekside, helping third through fifth grade students bridge vocabulary and comprehension gaps.

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Teacher of the Week: Laura Silveira from W.J. Gurganus Elementary School

Updated: Mar. 3, 2021 at 7:43 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

Silveira hails from Ohio, but has been teaching in Craven County for the last 23 years.

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Teacher of the Week: Ellen Sheehan from Swansboro High School

Updated: Feb. 24, 2021 at 7:09 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

Sheehan has been working in education for the last 20 years, teaching Programming and Broadcasting Levels I and II, which covers audio, video, graphics and script writing.

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Teacher of the Week: Jeff Stelly

Updated: Feb. 17, 2021 at 7:35 AM EST

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Teacher of the Week: Jeff Stelly from Ayden-Grifton High School

Updated: Feb. 17, 2021 at 7:07 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

Stelly teaches AVID 2, Civics and Economics and Freshman Academy World History at Ayden-Grifton High School.

Teacher of the Week: Cristy Gaskins from Greene County Middle School

Updated: Feb. 10, 2021 at 12:46 PM EST

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Teacher of the Week: Cristy Gaskins from Greene County Middle School

Updated: Feb. 10, 2021 at 6:21 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

Gaskins is a sixth grade ELA teacher at Greene County Middle School.

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Teacher of the Week: Reba Warren Jenkins from Belvoir Elementary School in Pitt County

Updated: Feb. 3, 2021 at 7:07 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

Jenkins is a kindergarten dual language teacher and is the only one of her kind in Pitt County.

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Teacher of the Week: Felicitas Lumanta from Pines Elementary School in Washington County

Updated: Jan. 27, 2021 at 6:22 AM EST

By Liz Bateson

Mrs. Lumanta comes to Washington County all the way from the Philippines. She is a culture exchange student under the Educational Partners International Program.

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