For this month’s #TeacherProud Tuesday we are spotlighting these members:
Bolivar
Congratulations to our January Teacher Proud Tuesday recipients! These teachers are rock stars for our students every day! #OneLiberator
East Carter
🌟 Congratulations to Mrs. Kennedy Eddington! 🌟 We are thrilled to announce that Mrs. Eddington has been nominated by the East Carter County R-II School District for the January Redbird Recognition for her outstanding dedication and impact on our school community.
Kennedy is always eager to step up and take on extra roles, balancing her responsibilities as a teacher, cheer coach, and cross country coach—all while being a new bride. She takes on every task with a smile on her face, going above and beyond for her students and giving her all in her coaching duties. Her colleagues admire her ability to bring joy to her students by planning fun and engaging activities that make them love learning. Even as a new teacher, she takes on countless roles within the school with grace and enthusiasm.
Kennedy is known for her kindness, balancing firmness with warmth, and truly loving her students and the kids she coaches. She consistently creates fun and productive days in her second-grade classroom, all while staying committed to her coaching responsibilities.
Kennedy’s smile is infectious, and she works hard to ensure everyone around her feels loved and supported. Her students adore her for making every lesson exciting, and they know they are cared for daily through her kindness and compassion. She is a source of joy and positivity, always bringing creative ideas to holidays, celebrations, and everyday lessons. Her dedication doesn’t stop in the classroom—she’s always coaching a sport and making it look effortless, all while fostering a safe and fun learning environment for her students.
Kennedy brings happiness to those around her with her friendly and upbeat personality. She is truly a shining example of what it means to go above and beyond for her students, her colleagues, and our school community.
Mrs. Eddington, thank you for all that you do to inspire and support those around you. We are so proud to honor you with this well-deserved recognition! ✨
Pleasant Hope
Hollister
Dallas DeWeese, a social studies teacher at Hollister Middle School in the Hollister R-V School District, was recently presented with the national Milken Educator Award. DeWeese joins a national network of over 3,000 Milken Educators spanning the Awards’ nearly 40-year history as the nation’s preeminent teacher-recognition program. Hailed as the “Oscars of Teaching,” the Milken Educator Awards inspire educators, students, and entire communities to “Celebrate, Elevate and Activate” the K-12 teaching profession and encourage young, capable people to pursue teaching as a career.
“Dallas DeWeese has woven himself into the fabric of this school and community, leaving a permanent impact on the hearts and lives of every student he has had the opportunity to teach, coach, or mentor,” said Milken Educator Awards Vice President Stephanie Bishop, herself a Milken Educator from Virginia in 2001. “His enthusiasm for education and his passion to see his students succeed are evident in everything he does, and I am pleased to present him with the Milken Educator Award today.”
“We are thrilled to have the Milken Family Foundation recognize one of Missouri’s many exceptional teachers with this award,” said Commissioner of Education Dr. Karla Eslinger. “The work that Dallas does every day to care for and educate his students makes a difference not just in that student’s life but the lives of their families and the community as a whole.”
Join the Celebration
The purpose of the Teacher Proud Tuesday campaign is to lift up and celebrate the profession and those currently serving, to recruit and inspire candidates to consider teaching, and to inform communities, business leaders and policymakers on the importance of public education.
🌟 Check out the Teacher Proud Webpage and Toolkit to learn more.
🔦 If your District would like to be spotlighted by GOCSD please contact Janetta Garton.