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JCPS names Teacher Assistant of the Year
from August 2022
by Johnston Now
Submitted by JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SMITHFIELD — Johnston County Public Schools teacher assistant Chellie Cherry from West Smithfield Elementary School was named the 2022 Teacher Assistant of the Year at the Johnston County Association of Teacher Assistants annual banquet.
Teacher assistants work alongside teachers to give students additional attention and instruction. Cherry’s coworkers said that she is beyond deserving of the Teacher Assistant of the Year award, and is an integral part of the West Smithfield Elementary team.
The first runner-up for the award was Joe Gilmore from Cleveland High.
The banquet also included recognition of the Teacher Assistant of the Year nominees, schools with 100 percent membership in the TA organization, and those who are retiring this year.
Nominees for Teacher Assistant of the Year included Cherry, Gilmore, Robin Jernigan from South Johnston High, Ashley Parker from Benson Elementary, Ashley Perry from Princeton Elementary, Melissa Williams from Cleveland Elementary, Stephanie Daugherty from West View Elementary, Norma Langdon from McGee’s Crossroads Elementary and Michelle Ranson from Wilson’s Mills Elementary.
