Stephens Co. Names Teacher of the Year

The Stephens County School System names its Teacher of the Year.

This year, the system-wide Teacher of the Year is Jessica Simmons.

She is a teacher at Stephens County High School.

Along with being the system-wide Teacher of the Year, Simmons is also the Teacher of the Year for Stephens County High School.

Each year, the Stephens County School System selects its Teacher of the Year from a group of individuals named the Teacher of the Year at each Stephens County school.

The other school-level teachers of the year are Melinda Adams at Stephens County Middle School; Jacqueline Hale at the Stephens County 5th Grade Academy; Selina Stowe at Toccoa Elementary School; Lisa Segars at Liberty Elementary School; and Erin Bemisderfer at Big A Elementary School.

As the Stephens County School System Teacher of the Year, Simmons will now represent the system in the statewide Teacher of the Year competition for 2016-2017.