Spartanburg School District Two is pleased to announce the
school, district, and Swofford Career Center 2011–12 Teachers of
the Year. Pictured, front row, left to right, are Melissa Ewing,
Hendrix Elementary; Michelle Winesett, Boiling Springs High;
Patti Hardee, Boiling Springs Elementary; Diane Kuykendall,
Boiling Springs Intermediate; Tonya Beaty, Boiling Springs
Middle; Rodney Cooke, Boiling Springs High Ninth Grade Campus;
Kristina Kyle, Rainbow Lake Middle; and back row, left to right,
are Dee Dee McGinnis, Oakland Elementary; Dana Cooper, Cooley
Springs-Fingerville Elementary; Kelly McLean, Carlisle-Foster’s
Grove Elementary; Carrie Wyatt, Mayo Elementary; Amy Flynn,
Chesnee Elementary; Danielle Thomas, Chesnee Middle; Angie
Ramsey, Chesnee High; and Skee Tenney, Swofford Career Center.
Patti Hardee was selected by an out-of-district committee of
educators as the district’s Bill Howell Teacher of the Year. The
award carries the name of
the district’s first director of instruction and a District Two
icon because of his legendary devotion to educational excellence
and to the success of the district and its students and
teachers. Mr. Howell retired with 29 years of service, from 1957
to 1986, in Spartanburg Two—as an English teacher, assistant
principal, and director of instruction.
…and New Assistant Principals at CFG, RLM, BSH, BSE, and
CES:
Left to right are Laura Meyer (Carlisle-Foster’s Grove Elementary), Cathy Morrison (Rainbow Lake Middle), Jason Cole (Boiling Springs High), Jennifer Reese (Boiling Springs Elementary), and Cassandra Davis (Chesnee Elementary). Prior to placement as APs at these schools, Meyer was an assistant principal at Boiling Springs Elementary in Spartanburg Two, Davis was an assistant principal in Pickens County, and Morrison, Cole, and Reese were teachers in Spartanburg Two.
