Teacher of the Year Banquet Set for March 5

Vicky Hawker, Teacher of the Year at Smithville Elementary School. She is a first grade teacher

Cheryl Vandagriff , Teacher of the Year at Northside Elementary School. She is a fifth grade teacher

Jessica Antoniak, Teacher of the Year at DeKalb West School. She is a sixth grade math and science teacher

Justin Nokes, Teacher of the Year at DeKalb Middle School. He is a seventh grade history teacher

February 8, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The twelfth annual Teacher of the Year banquet will be held Tuesday, March 5 starting at 6 p.m. at the Smithville First Baptist Church Life Enrichment Center.

Director of Schools Patrick Cripps made the announcement during Thursday night’s regular monthly Board of Education meeting.

“We just want to congratulate each of our teachers for their hard work and being recognized by their peers. We know there are several deserving of this and we appreciate everything they do,” said Cripps.

This year’s honorees are first grade teacher Vicky Hawker at Smithville Elementary School; fifth grade teacher Cheryl Vandagriff at Northside Elementary School; Jessica Antoniak, a sixth grade math and science teacher at DeKalb West School; Justin Nokes, a seventh grade history teacher at DeKalb Middle School; and Linda Parris, a family and consumer sciences/culinary arts teacher at DeKalb County High School.

One of them will receive the District-Wide John Isabell Teacher of the Year award.

In other business, Director Cripps announced in his monthly personnel report that Charlotte Blaylock has been granted a leave of absence and Michael Agee, a mechanic has resigned.

Northside Elementary Principal Karen Knowles gave a brief school report announcing that smart boards have been added to classrooms due federal programs funding and proceeds from cookie dough sales. Students will also be participating in MTSU’s invention convention on February 21. Knowles also congratulated Cheryl Vandagriff for being named the school’s Teacher of the Year at Northside Elementary.

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DeKalb West School Principal Sabrina Farler also addressed the school board announcing that the 4^TH Annual Family Literacy Night will be Thursday, February 28 from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at DeKalb West School. Any pre-k to 8^th grade student system wide can participate with their parents. Farler also congratulated Jessica Antoniak as the DWS Teacher of the Year and she mentioned that the first home baseball game will be March 7.