Johnston County Public Schools named Gabe Patton as the district’s First Year Teacher of the Year at the annual Outstanding First Year Teacher of the Year Banquet on April 7.
Patton, a CTE-Aviation teacher at Cleveland High, received a $500 check sponsored by Ryan Taylor with Horace Mann Insurance Company for being named the JCPS First Year Teacher of the Year.
Patton is a 20-year veteran of the United States Air Force. He is a lifelong learner who collaborates with other districts, DPI’s Career & Technical Education Department, and local universities in an effort to grow and expand their program and generate learning opportunities for students across the state in the CTE-Aviation program.
Swift Creek Middle teacher Kaitlyn Havican and Riverwood Middle teacher Ashlee Brown were the two runners-up for the award. The Johnston County Education Foundation presented both Brown and Grant with a grant for $250 to use in their classrooms.
There were 33 first-year teachers who were recognized for their outstanding performance in the classroom for the award. Those who were nominated for the award include:
Landry Moore – Archer Lodge Middle
Myainya Daniels – Benson Middle
Josef L. Massey – Clayton High
Paul Marchese – Clayton Middle
Ana Johnson – Cleveland Elementary
Gabe Patton – Cleveland High
Margarita Lumbreras – Cleveland Middle
Chloe Brummitt – Corinth Holders High
Tina Casa – Dixon Road Elementary
Jenna Relyea – East Clayton Elementary
Lauren S. Hodge – Four Oaks Elementary
Larry Jones, Jr. – Four Oaks Middle
Maryssa Proctor – Glendale-Kenly Elementary
Brooke Skelly – McGee’s Crossroads Middle
Taylor Krueger – Meadow School
Kaylynn Batten – North Johnston Middle
Talisha Parker – Polenta Elementary
Madison King Casburn – Princeton Elementary
Phillip Stone – Princeton Middle/High
Cierra Davis Ricks – River Dell Elementary
Ashlee Brown – Riverwood Middle
Clarissa Scarboro – Selma Elementary
Denise K. Daughtry – Selma Middle
Stephanie L. Bushey – Smithfield Middle
Rachel Ashworth – Smithfield-Selma High
Joshua Raynor – South Smithfield Elementary
Kaitlyn Havican – Swift Creek Middle
MacKenzie Jenkins – Thanksgiving Elementary
Shari Hern – West Clayton Elementary
Amanda Doll – West Johnston High
Amanda Underwood – West Smithfield Elementary
Ashley Langley – West View Elementary
Diane Haschke – Wilson’s Mills Elementary
Does anyone know what these fine JCPS Honors did for over a year when the Parents were teaching by night and working by day? What has the present Johnston County School Board members done to make up all of that lost time other than to resurface and demand $253 million dollars?
And they will get the 253 no matter how much you cry about it there is more that cares than the ones that agree with you
HEE,HEE, HEE, I love when I hit those insecure nerves and the Critical Race Groomers come out with thier hate speech as Come Together does.