Huddleston Teacher Wins Local VFW Citizenship Education Award

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9949 in Peachtree City named Paula Nellessen, a fifth-grade teacher at Huddleston Elementary, the first-place recipient of the post-level Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award. The award is for teachers who teach citizenship topics regularly and promote America's history and traditions effectively. Nellessen advanced to the District 6 competition where she took second place.

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