Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to Heard-Mixon Elementary School's Melanie Sheets, our 2010 Teacher of the Year! Past Newton County Teachers of the Year include:

• 2009 - Christine Kraemer, Cousins Middle School
• 2008 - Eric Adams, Eastside High School
• 2007 - Shelley Yeatman, Fairview Elementary School
• 2006 - Jeff Cher, Eastside High School
• 2005 - Mike Hamner, Indian Creek Middle School
• 2004 - Rene Seals, Middle Ridge Elementary
• 2003 - Jeff Johnson, East Newton Elementary
• 2002 - Bill Aiken, Heard-Mixon Elementary
• 2001 - Kim Coady, Heard-Mixon Elementary
• 2000 - Celeste "C.C." Bates, Fairview Elementary (State Semi-Finalist)
• 1999 - Kim Mistovich, Clements Middle
• 1998 - Debra Harris-Allen, Cousins Middle
• 1997 - Louise Harwell, Eastside High (State Semi-Finalist)
• 1996 - Thelma Jester-Crowley, Palmer-Stone Elementary
• 1995 - Kevin Pittard
• 1991 - Janet Rodriguez, Newton High
• 1988 - Gail Bemis, East Newton Elementary
• 1987 - June Brown
• 1983-84 - Charlotte Wildman
• 1980-1981-Karen O'Kelley
• 1979-80 - Nancy Guerrero

If you have information pertaining to the missing years, please contact the Public Relations Department.

School Teachers of the Year are elected every September by their peers. All twenty teachers undergo an essay and interview process for the Newton County Teacher of the Year Program. From the composite scores of the two areas, the top three semifinalists are selected. These three teachers are then observed in their classroom setting by a seven-member selection committee. The 2010 semi-finalists were:  Ms. Laurie Carpenter, Fairview Theme; Ms. Melanie Sheets, Heard-Mixon Elementary; and Ms. Gail Bemis, Livingston Elementary. This year's winner, Melanie Sheets, received $1,000, a floral bouquet, three month’s free car rental from Covington Ford, and a crystal award. Both runners-up also received crystal awards in recognition of their achievement.

2010 Teachers of the Year

• Amanda Wagner, East Newton Elementary
• Kristen Emerson, Ficquett Elementary
• Melanie Sheets , Heard-Mixon Elementary
• Donna Edmiston, Live Oak Elementary
• Gail Bemis, Livingston Elementary
• Alicia Lindsey, Mansfield Elementary
• Rebecca Sizemore, Middle Ridge Elementary
• Renee Henderson, Oak Hill Elementary
• Amber St. Clair, Palmer-Stone Elementary
• Jeanie Whitehead, Porterdale Elementary
• Rachel Wingate, Rocky Plains Elementary
• Tomi Kiser, South Salem Elementary
• Bridgette Norris, West Newton Elementary
• Rebecca Madsen, Cousins Middle
• Julia Sheets, Indian Creek Middle
• Teresa Broadwater, Liberty Middle
• Jennifer Kiesel, Veterans Memorial Middle
• Angela Cooper, Alcovy High
• Amber Mann, Eastside High
• George Miles, Newton High
• Laurie Carpenter, Fairview Theme
• Judith Cloyd, Clements Theme
• Kiisha Walker-Gibbs, Sharp Learning Center

Thank you to the following 2010 Sponsors:

• Bank of North Georgia
• The Covington News
• BB&T
• Georgia Directory Company
• United Bank of Covington
• Pattillo Construction
• Newton Federal Bank
• Snapping Shoals EMC
• AT&T
• Newton Citizen
• Sunbelt Builders
• Bizzy Bee Exterminators
• Georgia Power
• Tread Technologies Company
• Essex Bank
• Newton Medical Center
• Pinnacle Bank
• Mosely Electric