LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) -
Six Angelina Aounty
teachers were honored with "Teacher of the Year" awards at the Lufkin/Angelina
County Chamber of Commerce's monthly First Friday luncheon.
Local and state
officials attended Friday's event. Each of the teachers was thrilled to be
recognized and felt humbled by the honor. A golden apple was given to each of
the winners.
Linda Stewart, a
teacher at Lufkin ISD's Brookhollow Elementary campus said that she was extremely
surprised to be honored with the Teacher of the Year award because LISD is
such a big district.
"To think that I had
been singled out to represent all the people I work with was a surprise and an
honor," Stewart said.
Central Junior High's
Pat Harrison said he was thrilled to get the award.
"I was excited about
getting the award," Harrison said. "I'm not sure I was the most deserving
teacher, but I got it, and I was thrilled to get it."
When asked her
thoughts on getting the Teacher of the Year Award, Tammy Cheshir, a teacher at
Diboll ISD's Temple Elementary simply said that she was "shocked and
humbled."
Kathleen Hughes, a
teacher at Hudson High School, echoed the other teachers' thoughts on winning
the award and said, "I was really, really surprised and just felt honored."
Huntington High
School's Jimmy Lofton said winning the award was humbling.
"It is very
humbling," Lofton said. "There's a lot of other teachers there that do a better
job than I do, so I'm thankful to work among a group of great teachers."
Winning the award was
an exciting surprise for Laura Bridges, a teacher at Zavalla High School.
"I really was
surprised," Bridges said. "I was glad, and it was exciting."
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