School distrit retirees, national board certification recipients, teachers of the year, teacher assistants of the year and the district-level beginning teacher, teacher assistant, teacher and principal of the year, wer honored on Tuesday.
Rowland-Norment Elementary Educator Alisa Hammonds, middle, receives Tuesday the 2024-2025 PSRC Beginning Teacher of the Year Recognition as RNES Principal Dr. Joanna Cole, left, and Courtney Sutton, PSRC Director of Classified Personnel, stand by her side. The recognition was given during a ceremony where the school district honored retirees and other personnel.
St. Pauls Elementary Teacher Assistant Foris Allen, third from right, was named the 2024-2025 PSRC Teacher Assistant of Year. She is pictured with SPES Principal Lisa Washington, right, PSRC Board of Education members and PSRC Superintendent Dr. Freddie Williamson. The recognition was given during a ceremony where the school district honored retirees and other personnel.
Rowland-Norment Elementary Teacher Sarah Griffin-Greene, second from right, was named the 2024-2025 PSRC Teacher of the Year during a recent recognition ceremony held by PSRC. She is pictured with RNES Principal Dr. Joanna Cole and Dr. Renee Steele, PSRC Director of Licensure, right, and PSRC Board of Education members.
Pembroke Elementary School Principal Joanna Hunt, middle, was recognized Tuesday as the 2024-2025 PSRC Principal of the Year. Hunt is pictured with Nakeia Mckiver, PSRC Director of Personnel, second from right, PSRC Board of Education members and PSRC Superintendent Dr. Freddie Williamson.
LUMBERTON — The Public Schools of Robeson County held a ceremony Tuesday to recognize retirees, national board certification recipients, teachers of the year, teacher assistants of the year and the district-level beginning teacher, teacher assistant, teacher and principal of the year.
The school district named Foris Allen the 2024-2025 PSRC Teacher Assistant of Year, Sarah Griffin-Greene the 2024-2025 PSRC Teacher of the Year, Alisa Hammonds the 2024-2025 PSRC Beginning Teacher of the Year, and Pembroke Elementary School Principal Joanna Hunt the 2024-2025 PSRC Principal of the Year.
Ryan Sampson of Horace Mann Insurance also presented a $250 check to 2024-2025 PSRC Teacher of the Year Sarah Griffin-Greene.
Purnell Swett High School educators Corey Deese and Tracy Locklear were honored as national board-certified teachers during the ceremony.
“I would like to thank each of you for your service and commitment to student success,” PSRC Superintendent Dr. Freddie Williamson said in a statement.
“The ceremony was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our staff and to show them how much we appreciate their service and sacrifice to ensure our students receive the best education possible,” said PSRC Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Jamal Campbell in a statement.
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The following individuals were recognized as school-level 2024-2025 Teachers of the Year:
Logan S. Oxendine, Deep Branch Elementary
Valen Rogers, East Robeson Elementary
Nancy Fletcher, Fairgrove Elementary
Chanda P. Hughes, Fairmont High School
Betty Buie, Fairmont Middle School
Ziena Walker, L. Gilbert Carroll Middle School
Stacy Britt, Littlefield Middle School
Ashlee Hunt, Long Branch Elementary
Crystal R. Hayes, Lumberton High School
Jackie L Collins Lumberton Junior High School
Lynn Jones Blanks, Magnolia Elementary
Rick Navarrete, Orrum Middle School
Christopher Sanderson, Oxendine Elementary
Cathy L. Jones, Parkton Elementary
Tyler C. Dial, Pembroke Elementary
Stephanie McGirt, Pembroke Middle School
Rebecca Cole, Peterson Elementary
Melissa Howell, Piney Grove Elementary
Amy Woods-Locklear, Prospect Elementary
John C. Allen, PSRC Early College
Chris McIntyre, Purnell Swett High School
Nicole M Strickland, Red Springs High School
Edward Alfred Henderson II, Red Springs Middle School
Christy Hammonds, Rex-Rennert Elementary
John Eric Jones, Robeson County Career Center
Diana Williamson-Pauley, Rosenwald Elementary
Sarah Griffin-Greene, Rowland-Norment Elementary
Lawanda D. Scott, Shining Stars Preschool
Rowena Marca Bullard-Adeyemi, South Robeson Middle School
Alexis Lewis-Smith, Southside Ashpole Elementary
April L Oxendine, St. Pauls Elementary
Alissa Hall, St. Pauls High School
Kevin Hall, St. Pauls Middle School
Kelly N. Daniels, Tanglewood Elementary
Johnathan W. Hunt, Townsend Elementary
Pat C. Harris, Union Chapel Elementary
Rhonda Strickland Dial, Union Elementary
Vanessa McNair, W.H. Knuckles Elementary
The following individuals were recognized as school-level 2024-2025 Teacher Assistants of the Year:
Diamond S. Foster, L. Gilbert Carroll School
Ashley R. Hammonds, Deep Branch Elementary School
Shari L. Gibson, East Robeson Elementary School
Starla B. Stephens, Fairgrove Elementary School
Rachel B. Barr , Fairmont High School
Tabutha C. Watson, Fairmont Middle School
Anna E. Freeman, Learning Acceleration Program
Reginald L. Bush Jr., Littlefield Middle School
Tammy McLaughlin, Long Branch Elementary School
Benjamin I. Phillips, Lumberton Senior High School
Herbert E. Washington Jr., Lumberton Junior High School
LaCosta D. Emanuel, Magnolia Elementary School
Amy L. McCoy , Orrum Middle School
Ashley L. Hunt, Oxendine Elementary School
Claudette A. Oates, Parkton Elementary School
Tonya L. Clark, Pembroke Elementary School
Loretta L. Lowery, Pembroke Middle School
Mackenzie R. Johnson, Peterson Elementary School
Mersade N. Lowery, Piney Grove Elementary School
Crystal L.Clark, Prospect Elementary School Andrea D. Chavis, Purnell Swett High School
Tenisha L. McArthur, Red Springs High School
Artisa V. Love, Red Springs Middle School
Melissa A. Chavis, Rex-Rennert Elementary School
Heather J. Smith, Rosenwald Elementary School
Shacliyah E. Branch, Rowland-Norment Elementary School
Amy L. Thomas, Shining Stars Preschool
Nikea B. Locklear, South Robeson Middle School
Carmen Silva, Southside Ashpole Elementary School
Yolanda D. McNair, St. Pauls Middle School
Foris D. Allen, St. Pauls Elementary School
Myrtle C. Williams, St. Pauls High School
Mary Walker, Tanglewood Elementary School
Dorothy A. Ladson, Townsend Elementary School Geraldine B. Hunt, Union Chapel Elementary School
Alexis L. Scott, Union Elementary School
Savannah L. Brewington, W.H. Knuckles Elementary School
PSRC also celebrated the following retirees: Gina Albright
Karen Allen
Randall Badgett
Michael Baker
Sarah Baker
Teresa Baker
Nancy Baxley
William Blanks
Ronald Branch Jr.
Beth Brill
Myra Broadnax
Teresa Bullard
Latonya Burney
Katie Butler
Elaine Carter
Mickey Carter
Paula Caudle
Sharon Chavis
Barbara Collins
Mary Cummings
Tiffany Cummings
Josephine Cummings
Juanita Deese
Susan Dowless
Marjorie Edge
Elizabeth Floyd
Darrell Franklin
Peggy Gilliard
Teresa Goins
Monica Graham
Donna Hager
Darlene Hammonds
Christine Hardin
Beulah Harris
LeAnne Hayes
MaryBelinda Horton
April Hunt
James Hunt
Randy Hunt
Larry Hunt
Rubalena Hunt Locklear
Mary Huntley
Berlinda Jackson
Gina Jackson
Jackie Jacobs
Manuel Jacobs
Dianna Jarry
Sarah Jones
Dana Kuster
Mary Ladson
Victor Lambert
David Leek
Alice Leggett
Sara Lennon
Diane Lewis
Janet Locklear
Wendy Locklear
Melody Locklear
Carol Locklear
Lanette Locklear
Roseaddie Locklear
Vickie Locklear
Jeanne Locklear
Morris Love
Tammy Lowry
Jean McCall
Jackie McLean
Susanne McLellan
Jacqueline McNeil
Beulah Mitchell
Marlita Moore
Caroline O’Briant
Rose Oxendine
Tammy Oxendine
Kayla Parnell
Jane Powell
Glenn Pridgen
Gail Quarles
Betty Rhyne
Donna Sampson
Kendra Sanderson
Christopher Sanderson
Troy Sealy
Rosalyn Smith
Antoinette Sneed
Shelia Stultz
CoSandra Sumpter
Melissa Thompson
Lisa Troy
Naomi Washington
Shelia Whittington
Melissa Williamson
Lezlie Woods-Jacobs
Jessica Sealey is the PSRC chief communications officer at. Reach her by email at jessica.sealey@robeson.k12.nc.us.
