2024 Teacher of the Year

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