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2008-09 GCS Teacher of the Year and Finalists

The district recognized five teachers as finalists for the 2008-09 Guilford County Schools (GCS) Teacher of the Year and named the winner at the Wachovia “Best in Class” Awards on September 22.

Rodney Morgan, Jr., a sixth-grade math teacher at Aycock Middle, was named this year’s Teacher of the Year. He received $1,000 for winning the overall award and $500 for winning at his grade level. Rodney will represent teachers across the district at various local and state events.

Other winners in the Teacher of the Year category included Sophia Roberts from Jones Elementary, who was the elementary school winner, and Melinda Galloway from Greensboro College Middle College, who took home the high school award. Both teachers received $500. Sabrina Peacock from Pilot Elementary and Patty Schram from The Academy at Lincoln were the remaining finalists and received $300 each.

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