Veteran teacher recognized at IMH school

Second grade teacher Ruthie Patch has been named Employee of the Year at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School. Patch has taught at IHM in DeKalb County for 25 years, 23 as a second grade teacher. “I am so fortunate to teach children who are respectful, kind, and eager to learn,” Patch said. “Their parents are supportive and involved, and the faculty and staff are a second family to me.” She will be honored in February at the Archbishop’s Education Banquet.