ELKMONT TEACHERS OF THE YEAR

Sixteen teachers were honored at an awards banquet hosted by the Limestone County Board of Education Thursday evening at the Career Technical Center.  Elkmont's Teachers of the Year   were     Marcy Hamilton                        and                            Amy Swinea                             






















School standouts

Nine K-6 educators — Nancy Page, Michelle Mitchell, McKenzie Thomas, Marcy Hamilton, Jennifer Howard, Tara Tipper, Jennifer King, Lynn Hodges and Vicky Askew — were honored as their respective schools’ Teacher of the Year

Seven high school instructors — Starr Weems DeGraffenried, Angela Biggs, Brenda Pollock, Amy Swinea, Samantha Fleming, Melody Etheredge and Jordan Paul — were recognized as their respective schools’ Secondary Teacher of the Year

Nancy Page, who celebrated her 48th birthday Thursday, was named the county’s Elementary Teacher of the Year, which was announced by the 2011 winner, Elkmont third-grade teacher Cindy Wales.


The Limestone County Secondary Teacher of the year was Samatha Fleming, who was a registered nurse at Athens-Limestone Hospital for 16 years, has taught health science at the Career Center since 2006.

Elkmont 11th-grader Rylea Holt called Fleming “the best teacher ever,” while fellow Elkmont junior Samantha Watkins described her as “sweet, caring and considerate.”

“She’s always positive and even if she’s in an ill mood, she doesn’t show it at all,” said West Limestone 11th-grader Emily Oswald.