2023 Teacher of the Year Gala 2022-23
Pine Tree Hill Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Corey Johnson was named 2023 Kershaw County School District (KCSD) Teacher of the Year at a celebration tonight, while Lugoff-Elgin Middle School chorus, piano and musical theater teacher Sara Ponds was chosen as first alternate.
Also honored during the evening’s celebration was Jackson School’s first-grade teacher Savannah Harvey who was named as the district’s Outstanding First Year Teacher. Blaney Elementary School Principal Nicole Kirkley was recognized as the district’s 2023 Principal of the Year.
All 18 Kershaw County schools selected teachers of the year. Johnson and Ponds were two of five honor roll teachers selected as finalists for the district award. Other honor roll teachers are Arisleida De Guzman, Camden High School; Karen Hill, North Central High School; and Casey Stevens, Lugoff-Elgin High School.
Other Outstanding First Year Teacher honor roll finalists are Alyssa Connell, Lugoff Elgin High; Maegan McBride, Stover Middle; and Heather Reid, North Central Middle.
All of the 2023 local school teachers of the year were honored at the celebration. They are:
Blaney Elementary - Jonathan Hunt
Camden Elementary - Megan Brazell
Camden High - Arisleida De Guzman
Camden Middle - Kera Watts
Continuous Learning Center - Vermonica Murphy
Doby’s Mill Elementary - Kasey Lundeen
Jackson School - Veronica Jamison
Lugoff Elementary - Ashley Benge
Lugoff-Elgin High - Casey Stevens
Lugoff-Elgin Middle - Sara Ponds
Midway Elementary - Denee Hayes
North Central Elementary - Rebekah Branham
North Central High - Karen Hill
North Central Middle - Hunter Frye
Pine Tree Hill Elem. - Corey Johnson
Stover Middle - Sara Miskin
Wateree Elementary - Laresa Campbell
Woolard Technology Center - Bryan Catoe