Beth Fulghum Honored as Teacher of the Year

Lanier County Schools began the 2011-2012 school year with a Teacher and Staff Celebration Luncheon. Mr. Humphrey, Superintendent, welcomed all staff members at the annual employee appreciation luncheon.

A highlight of the luncheon was the recognition of the 2011-2012 system Teacher of the Year.

Beth Fulghum, Lanier County Primary School Kindergarten teacher, was awarded Lanier County Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Fulghum was selected from the four school-level teachers of the year by an outside panel of judges. She will now represent Lanier County as a candidate for Georgia’s Teacher of the Year.

Mrs. Fulghum, Kindergarten teacher at Lanier County Primary School, knows that the most rewarding part of her job is watching her students grow. She compares her students to small seeds planted in the warm spring sunshine. As they grow and mature, they begin to evolve into a beautiful towering plant, each one special in his/her own special way. Beth is married to Joel Fulghum, and they have three children: Kyle, Sharrod, and Gracie Fulghum.

Other school-level Teachers of the Year were recognized at the luncheon: Angie Fender, special education teacher, for the elementary school; Lynn Vickers, 7^th grade math teacher, for the middle school; and Deidre Chadwick, science teacher for the high school.

Each Teacher of the Year recipient received a gift basket of donated items from local area businesses.

Four additional teachers were awarded the Educational Pedagogy award for the 2010-2011 school year for their outstanding teaching abilities. They include: Valerie Kline, 2^nd grade teacher, at the primary school, Kayla Faircloth, 3^rd grade teacher, at the elementary school, Wayne Sirmans, 6^th grade language arts teacher, at the middle school, and Margo Montgomery, math teacher, at the high school. Other faculty members were recognized for years of service and perfect attendance.