Mississippi Teacher of the Year

From a Mississippi Department of Education news release:

Forest Municipal School District teacher Chantelle Herchenhahn was named the 2008 Teacher of the Year at a luncheon held today in Jackson. Paula Mayfield, a teacher in the Hinds County School District, was named 2008 Alternate Teacher of the Year.

Other Congressional District Finalists include KaTina Kitchens-Lloyd, South Panola School District, and Melissa Harris, Pass Christian School District.

The 2008 Mississippi Teacher of the Year will receive a $5,000 salary supplement from the Mississippi Department of Education. Herchenhahn will compete in the National Teacher of the Year competition and be invited to attend the National Teacher of the Year Conference in Dallas. She will also travel to Washington, D.C., meet President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush, and participate in a Rose Garden recognition ceremony at the White House.

Photo caption: The 2008 Mississippi Teacher of the Year and finalists, including (l-r) Melissa McKenney Harris, Pass Christian School District, Fourth Congressional District Finalist; Chantelle Herchenhahn, Forest Municipal School District, 2008 Mississippi Teacher of the Year; Paula Mayfield, Hinds County School District, 2008 Alternate Teacher of the Year; and KaTina Kitchens-Lloyd, South Panola School District, First Congressional District Finalist; are announced at the Mississippi Teacher of the Year luncheon held today in Jackson.

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