Richard Postell of Dutchtown High School was named the 2023 Teacher of the Year for Henry County Schools. The announcement was made Oct. 5 in a special ceremony at the McDonough Performing Arts Center.

A 23-year educator, Postell has spent eight years in Henry County, the past seven as a 12th-grade economics and personal finance teacher at Dutchtown.

Dr. Misty Givens, a STEM teacher at Woodland Middle, was announced as Teacher of the Year at the middle school level. Tarita Reeves, a math Early Intervention Program (EIP) teacher at Woodland Elementary, won Teacher of the Year at the elementary school level.