Governor McCrory Praises North Carolina Teacher Of The Year Selection | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Raleigh, N.C. — Keana C. Triplett, an English teacher from Ashe County High School, has been named the 2015 North Carolina Teacher of the Year. Triplett was chosen among eight regional teachers of the year as well as the charter school teacher of the year.

    "Teachers are the number one factor in our students' academic success. The excellence on display today is a reflection of the greatness that is happening in classrooms across North Carolina," Governor McCrory said. "I look forward to meeting Ms. Triplett as she represents teachers who are the heart and soul of our state and who have my deepest gratitude for nurturing and teaching the next generation of leaders for North Carolina."

    Triplett is in her 10th year of teaching at Ashe County High. She graduated from Appalachian State University with a BS in Secondary English Education and has earned a Master's in Instructional Technology from ASU.

    North Carolina's Teacher of the Year Award is sponsored by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

    The Regional and Charter School Teachers of the Year are:

• Jami Dickerson (Region 1: Northeast): Eastern Elementary, Pitt County Schools
• Joshua D. Gaskill (Region 2: Southeast): Pamlico County High, Pamlico County Schools
• Jeremy C. Tucker (Region 3: North Central): James B. Hunt High, Wilson County Schools
• Mariel Barker Sellers (Region 4: Sandhills/ South Central): East Columbus High, Columbus County Schools
• JoAnna Massoth (Region 5: Piedmont-Triad): Chatham Middle, Chatham County Schools
• Jennifer Whitley (Region 6: Southwest): Forest Hills High, Union County Public Schools
• Keana C. Triplett (Region 7: Northwest): Ashe County High, Ashe County Schools
• Randy Pressley (Region 8: Western): Tuscola High, Haywood County Schools
• Elizabeth Anne Padgett (Charter School): Lake Norman Charter, Huntersville

• Contact: Crystal Feldman
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