Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools issued the following announcement on June 10.
Mrs. Jones was revealed as the Teacher of the Year at the conclusion of the CHCCS Recognition Reception, held in-person Monday evening for the first time since 2019. She has been teaching English at Chapel Hill High School since 2006. Among her many leadership roles, she serves on the school’s Equity Team and the district’s Gifted Parent Advisory Council. She is also the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation’s Bernadine Sullivan Chair for Teaching English or Social Studies.
During her impromptu acceptance speech, Mrs. Jones said, “This is the first and only place I’ve ever taught. When I interviewed, I told the staff I wanted to be at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools because I wanted to be in the best school district in the state, and 16 years have proven that. Every year I am so fortunate to be gifted with young minds to help shape and influence and as a humanities teacher, I firmly believe that what is past does not have to be prologue. Every day we have the power to change the future, to teach the struggles and the crises of our past, but more importantly to equip our young people to create a better and more just world.”
Mrs. Jones is seen here with CHCCS Superintendent Dr. Nyah Hamlett and Denny Marcin of Pinnacle Financial Partners (and PSF Board Member), sponsor of the Teacher of the Year Award.
Stay tuned this week as we post more awards and photos from tonight’s Recognition Reception, including our School Support and Wellness Employee of the Year, Classified Employee of the Year, and Hamlett’s Heroes!
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Source: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
