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Top Teacher

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Devon Zimmerman

Top Teacher: Devon Zimmerman

Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 6:42 PM EST
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By Mike Cihla
She teaches special needs students at Liberty County High School and she is helping to bring out their skills and build their confidence through love and support.

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Top Teacher: Elby Truly

Top Teacher: Elby Truly

Updated: Nov. 29, 2023 at 6:40 PM EST
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By Mike Cihla
This week’s WTOC Top Teacher is always looking for different ways to help her students learn.

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Top Teacher: Chalisa Moore

Top Teacher: Chalisa Moore

Updated: Nov. 22, 2023 at 6:40 PM EST
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By Mike Cihla
Chalisa Moore teaches 2nd graders at Garden City Elementary School.

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Top Teacher: Denerick Simpson

Top Teacher: Denerick Simpson

Updated: Nov. 15, 2023 at 6:46 PM EST
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By Mike Cihla
A teacher wants to inspire and help their students succeed not only in their classroom but in the future.

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Meredith Galea

Top Teacher : Meredith Galea

Updated: Nov. 8, 2023 at 6:53 PM EST
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By Mike Cihla
She’s a third year teacher, who is just starting to hit her stride in the classroom.

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Dana Doss

Top Teacher : Dana Doss

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 6:40 PM EDT
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By Mike Cihla
Dana Doss teaches science and chemistry at Screven County High School. But teaching wasn’t her first choice.

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Andrea Heard

Top Teacher : Andrea Heard

Updated: Oct. 25, 2023 at 6:44 PM EDT
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By WTOC Staff
First Grade is a big foundation year. Children have to learn so much. It’s important to help the child develop a positive attitude towards school.

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Jessica Ruffner

Top Teacher : Jessica Ruffner

Updated: Oct. 18, 2023 at 4:41 PM EDT
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By Mike Cihla
Teaching art is a passion Jessica Ruffner has turned into a career at Marshpoint Elementary School.

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Jeannette Coleman

Top Teacher : Jeannette Coleman

Updated: Oct. 11, 2023 at 7:16 PM EDT
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By Mike Cihla
She’s a long time teacher helping students get the building blocks for their education.

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Patty Clancy

Top Teacher : Patty Clancy

Updated: Oct. 4, 2023 at 6:46 PM EDT
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By Mike Cihla
A long time teacher is helping to guide her students for their future education.

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Darrick Smoke

Top Teacher : Darrick Smoke

Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 6:41 PM EDT
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By Mike Cihla
There might be nothing more special in teaching than helping a new generation grow in the same place where you grew up.

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Top Teacher: Dr. Vickie Watson

Top Teacher: Dr. Vickie Watson

Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 6:41 PM EDT
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By Mike Cihla
Teaching Science and Physics is also about helping students learn critical thinking for themselves.

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Lori Newkirk

Top Teacher: Lori Newkirk

Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 5:40 PM EDT
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By Mike Cihla
A pleasant surprise for Lori Newkirk but it’s no surprise she has excelled in the educational field.

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Kristina Fuller

Top Teacher : Kristina Fuller

Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 6:37 PM EDT
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By Mike Cihla
This week’s WTOC Top Teacher believes you have to get to the heart of a child early to help them love learning.

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Amanda Roach

Top Teacher: Amanda Roach

Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 6:36 PM EDT
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By Mike Cihla
Amanda Roach teaches 2nd grade at Jacob G. Smith Elementary School in Savannah.

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Top Teacher: Melissa Gililland

Top Teacher: Melissa Gililland

Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 6:36 PM EDT
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By Mike Cihla
It’s the start of a new school year, and its time to spotlight some of the top educators in our region.

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How to nominate a WTOC Top Teacher

How to nominate a WTOC Top Teacher

Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 3:54 PM EDT
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By Mike Cihla and Sam Bauman
WTOC has been honoring local teachers for years.

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Regina Owens

Top Teacher: Regina Owens

Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 3:53 PM EDT
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By Mike Cihla
Regina Owens teaches 7th grade math at Screven County Middle School, among the people she has known all her life.

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Kris George

Top Teacher: Kris George

Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 4:57 PM EDT
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By Mike Cihla
Find a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life and this week’s WTOC Top Teacher says she has found that job.

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Paige Eden

Top Teacher: Paige Eden

Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 2:55 PM EDT
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By Mike Cihla
A good teacher helps their students push harder to prove they can do it, not only to the teacher but to themselves.

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Carrie Newkirk

Top Teacher: Carrie Newkirk

Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 5:27 PM EDT
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By Mike Cihla
This week’s WTOC Top Teacher is a kindergarten teacher helping with the building blocks for a child’s education.

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Kathy Whitney

Top Teacher: Kathy Whitney

Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 6:52 PM EDT
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By Mike Cihla
Kathy Whitney has been teaching for 22 years.

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Jennifer Plunk

Top Teacher: Jennifer Plunk

Updated: Apr. 5, 2023 at 6:46 PM EDT
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By Mike Cihla
Confidence can be contagious and building that confidence in a child by a teacher can help lead to greater things in a students life.

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Courtney Adams

Top Teacher: Courtney Adams

Updated: Mar. 29, 2023 at 4:58 PM EDT
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By Mike Cihla
Courtney Adams teaches 7th grade math at Lewis Frasier Middle School in Hinesville.
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