Fourteen other Teachers of the Year from the district's schools were also recognized at the banquet. Selected as Long Junior High's 2001-2002 Teacher of the Year is math teacher Lyall White. She has been teaching eighth grade math at her school for four years but has a total of 13 years of classroom experience. Students must feel comfortable enough with their teachers to be able to ask questions and to take intellectual risks without fear of being ridiculed. Central High's Teacher of the Year is Tim Maye who has been teaching agriculture at his school for 15 of his 21 years of experience.
Teachers have the opportunity to help shape the future like no other occupation.
This is done one class and one student at a time. Teachers have the opportunity to help bring out the best in individual students and make them feel good about learning. This opportunity to help develop society's most precious and important resource makes teaching a very special occupation. Wendy Logan was selected by her fellow teachers to represent McBee Elementary as their 2001-2002 Teacher of the Year. She has been teaching first grade at her school for all of her five years of experience.