Meet your new county Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to Seticia Smith, your 2021-2022 Baldwin County Teacher of the Year. Smith, who teaches at Oak Hill Middle, now moves on to the statewide competition. Smith is pictured with Oak Hill Principal Draymond Ray.

"Each year," according to a Baldwin County School District statement, "the Baldwin County School District goes through a rigorous process to select educators as finalists for the Teacher of the Year Recognition. Finalists complete an application and are interviewed by a committee that includes representatives from the schools, central office, and our Partners In Education. The selection committee also conducted classroom observations of the Teacher of the Year Finalists."

Also, of course, congratulations to all of the finalists:

• Judith Blount, Midway Hills Primary
• Erica Jackson, Baldwin High School
• Wichelle Norton, Lakeview Primary
• Smith, Oak Hill Middle School
• Schlonda Spikes, Lakeview Academy
• Yvonne Thompson, Midway Hills Academy