Chris Cannon of McIntosh High School in Fayette County has been named an outstanding educator by the Georgia Council for the Social Studies. Cannon is the seventh Fayette County social studies teacher to receive the Gwen Hutcheson Outstanding Educator Award. Cannon will officially receive the honor on Oct. 16 at the council's award luncheon in Athens. He will be presented with $250 and a two-year comprehensive membership to the National Council for the Social Studies.
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Cornerstone Schools of Cumming is the statewide winner in the middle school category for the 2014 STEM Education Award. The Technology Association of Georgia chose Forsyth County's Cornerstone as the top STEM middle school out of 170 applicants in eight different categories. TAG recognizes top schools focused on science, technology, engineering and math education. Earlier this year, Cornerstone Schools also won the Statewide Ecybermission, sponsored by the United States Army. Cornerstone Schools' sixth grade won first place in the Ecybermission Georgia competition — and the eighth grade won second place statewide.
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Woodward Academy's Middle School band director, Aaron Hill, has been named a semifinalist for the 2015 GRAMMY Music Educators Award. Ten finalists will be named in December. Hill graduated from William Penn St. High School in 1975 and entered the U.S. Army Band Program. He retired from the Army in 1997 and began teaching.
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Four Fulton educators have been recognized for their work and awarded $7,500 from the the Atlanta Families' Awards for Excellence in Education. Drew Bowers, choral director at Milton High School; Nicole Ford, science technology engineering and math teacher at Feldwood Elementary School; Chantrise Holliman, ninth-grade English teacher at Westlake High School and Dan Sims, principal at Tri-Cities High School. The winners were treated to surprise parties at their schools with Superintendent Robert Avossa. Educators were nominated by coworkers, students, parents and the general community. They were selected based on excellence in raising student achievement, enhancing students' self-esteem and collaboration that benefits students. The $7,500 prize includes funds for innovative classroom projects ($3,500), professional development ($1,500) and a personal stipend ($2,500). AFAEE has conducted the recognition program in Atlanta public schools for nine years. This year the program was expanded to include Fulton County.
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Peter Myer, an AP Spanish scholar and 2014 graduate of Holy Innocents' Episcopal School, was named the 2014 American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Georgia Chapter Student of the Year. His nominating teacher noted Peter's caring leadership, infinite patience, and love for his peers and passion for the Spanish language and culture. Myer was an Eagle Scout, president of the HIES Spanish National Honor Society, and involved with the school's Program for Global Citizenship. He now attends the University of St. Andrews in Scotland in a cooperative program with the College of William & Mary in Virginia.
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