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Upshur County Schools honors employees of the year

Upshur County schools recognized outstanding teachers and service personnel as Employees of the Year during a recent board meeting, with Victoria Norman and Brandon Kelley receiving countywide honors among several school-level awardees.
Director of Curriculum and Instruction Tristan Gray, left, and Superintendent of Schools Christy Miller, right, recognize Victoria Norman as Teacher of the Year and Brandon Kelley as Service Personnel of the Year. (Katie Kuba / My Buckhannon)

At Tuesday night’s Upshur County Board of Education meeting, the school system recognized its top teachers and service personnel as Employees of the Year.

Victoria Norman was named Teacher of the Year, and Brandon Kelley was selected as Service Personnel of the Year. Each school also honored their top employees.

“Tonight is one of the best nights ever in a school system because we get to honor the outstanding work of our employees,” Upshur County Schools Superintendent Christy Miller said. “It’s very difficult at the school level to choose just one person to represent the teaching profession as well as our service personnel. Everybody who is in this room tonight, whether they are the nominee or they’re here to support their fellow employees, is to be congratulated on the fantastic job that they do every day with our kids.”

Upshur County Teachers of the Year

Countywide Teacher of the Year

  • Victoria Norman, first-grade teacher at Hodgesville Elementary School

School Teachers of the Year

  • Jennifer Swift, social studies teacher at Buckhannon-Upshur High School
  • Kayla Bouscher, eighth-grade math teacher at Buckhannnon-Upshur Middle School
  • Jennifer Dalton, teacher at Buckhannon Academy Elementary School
  • Meredith Ratliff, teacher at Tennerton Elementary School
  • Lauren Cain, fifth-grade teacher at Union Elementary School
  • Nicky Smith, teacher at French Creek Elementary School
  • Briana Sherrell, teacher at Washington District Elementary School
  • Alicia Lentz, teacher at Rock Cave Elementary School
Upshur County Service Personnel of the Year

Countywide Service Personnel of the Year

  • Brandon Kelley, custodian at Washington District Elementary School

School Service Personnel of the Year

  • Natasha Perry, Buckhannon-Upshur High School
  • Diana Moore, Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School
  • Shirley Radabaugh, Buckhannon Academy Elementary School
  • Alivia Coe, French Creek Elementary School
  • Beverly Miller, Hodgesville Elementary School
  • Rebecca Norris, Tennerton Elementary School
  • Donna Phillips, Union Elementary School
  • Sara Collins, Rock Cave Elementary School
  • Cecilia Stewart, Central Office & maintenance
  • Deb Poling, Transportation Department

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