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Teacher of the Year 2009-2010
Deb Lewis
Debra Lewis
Biography
I was born in New Jersey and moved with my family to Pennsylvania when I was seven, to a very rural farming area. After high school, I attended Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania and earned my degrees in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. A need to repay student loans led me south in search of a job and found one at Grover C. Fields Middle School for the 1994-1995 school year. I spent three years teacher ELA and Social Studies and briefly retired when I had my first child, Jacob. During my ‘retirement’, I had a second child, Sarah and shortly thereafter accepted a teacher position in Pamlico County Schools as a seventh grade, ELA/SS teacher. I had every intention in getting certified to teach Middle School in NC, but was surprised to learn that I was pregnant, again, with Katie. Luckily, a teaching position opened up in sixth grade where I returned the following year teaching ELA. I spent six years teaching in sixth grade, eventually teaching ELA/SS again. It was very difficult to leave Pamlico County, but with the four of us in four different schools in two different counties, I had to make our lives easier and came back to Craven County to teach here, where I hope to remain for many years to come.
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Teacher of the Year 2008-2009
David Rackley
David Rackley
Biography
David Rackley is the AIG teacher here at West Craven Middle School. He has been teaching here for 21 years. He has taught 8th grade North Carolina History, 8th grade Language Arts and 7th grade Social Studies. He has sponsored many activities like: Geography Bee, Spelling Bee, Math Olympiad and Science Olympiad. WCM Science Olympiad Team competed 7 years in a row. The 2009-2010 team took first place in the Regional Science Olympiad competition. The WCM North Carolina History Bowl Team has won five state championships. Mr. Rackley attended Free Will Baptist Bible College where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education and Bible. He also went to Tennessee State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in History. Mr. Rackley holds certificates in Social Studies 6-12, Bible, Middles Grades Language Arts, and Academically Gifted K-12.
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