Congratulations to the 17 educators chosen as their school's Teacher of the Year. We got them together Thursday for a group photograph and will honor them formally at the district's Employee Recognition Banquet in April.

Teacher of the Year honorees from the district’s 17 schools are, from left, front,

Stephanie Sumner, South Lenoir High; Mari Hatcher, Woodington Middle; Taylor Davis, Southwood Elementary; Kayla Varnell, North Lenoir High; Regan Crowley, Banks Elementary; Crystal Bryant, Rochelle Middle; and Pauline Lindo, EB Frink Middle; back, Ramon Jones, La Grange Elementary; Candace Tilghman-Rouse, Northeast Elementary; Emily Peterson, Kinston High; Porsha Bell, Lenoir County Early College High School; Meredith Criswell, Contentnea-Savannah K-8; Jordan Hudson, Northwest Elementary; Sharon Dillinger, Moss Hill Elementary; Lakeysha Moore, Southeast Elementary; Lindsay Marshburn, Pink Hill Elementary; and Jonathan Huntley, Lenoir County Learning Academy.