TOY Teacher of the Year 2024 - SM by Athens City Schools

9th Annual Teacher of the Year Recognition Event

  • Truly great teachers seek to inspire hope, ignite the imagination and instill a love of learning. Then they wrap all that inspiration up in the warmth of genuine passion for this most noble profession. Our community and students are fortunate to have schools filled to capacity with truly great teachers. From among the halls filled with outstanding teachers, nominations are made. Each school selects a Teacher of the Year. A district-wide committee then selects one elementary and one secondary Teacher of the Year to represent Athens City Schools at the state competition. The selection committee is made up of five members, including the superintendent of schools, one member of the Board of Education, two Teacher of the Year winners from the previous year, and one parent-at-large from the Athens City Schools system. The selection process is anonymous and meritocratic.The 2024 Teachers of the Year were announced in September.  The Athens City Schools Foundation looks forward to celebrating each teacher and their accomplishments at the annual Gratitude Banquet* on Tuesday, November 12. 

     

    2024 ACS TEACHERS OF THE YEAR

    VERONICA BREAKFIELD
    iAcademy at Athens Elementary 

    MELISSA PENIA
    FAME Academy at Brookhill

    HANNAH BUCHANAN
    SPARK Academy at Cowart

    BROOKE HUMPHRIES
    HEART Academy at Julian Newman
    STUART DUNCAN
    Athens Intermediate School

    BETH HORN
    Athens Middle School

    AMANDA GUDMUNDSSON
    Athens High School

    HOLLY HARGROVE
    Athens Renaissance School

    SUMMER NEELY

    Renaissance Virtual School

2024 Sponsors

2024 Teacher of the Year Sponsors

  • We are grateful to our 2024 Teacher of the Year Gratitude Banquet Sponsors!

    PRESENTING SPONSOR

    • Alabama Credit Union

    BLACK & GOLD SPONSOR

    • Martin and Cobey
    • RJ Young
    • Morell Engineering
    • McKee & Associates

    SILVER SPONSOR

    • First State Bank of the SOuth
    • Athens State University
    • Redstone Federal Credit Union
    • Hand Arendall Harrison Sale

    CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR

    • First National Bank
    • Canebrake Club
    • Ming Commercial Real Estate Group
    • North Alabama Educators Credit Union

     

    Special thanks to The News Courier for publishing the Teacher of the Year series each year. This special series highlights each school winner and helps us to celebrate their achievement with the community.  

     

    *If you would like to sponsor this special celebration for our teachers, click here to learn more.