School District celebrates Teachers of the Year

The Cheatham County School District celebrated 13 exceptional educators at the 2016-17 Teacher of the Year banquet. 
 
Each school selected a Teacher of the Year that was awarded at the banquet. 
 
The Teacher of the Year program honors and awards teachers who exceed expectations to provide meaningful and rewarding learning experiences for Cheatham County students.
 
To be selected as a school-level Teacher of the Year is a significant honor because they are selected by their peers.
 
The school-level Teachers of the Year are:
 
• Ashland City Elementary School: Kristi Hasse
• East Cheatham Elementary School: Emily Wong
• Kingston Springs Elementary School: Deanna Mealio
• Pegram Elementary School: Jennifer Bolton
• Pleasant View Elementary School: Megan Frost
• West Cheatham Elementary School: Amanda Willoughby
• Cheatham Middle School: Amanda Bradley
• Harpeth Middle School: Lori Johnson
• Sycamore Middle School: Molly Hudgens
• Cheatham County Central High School: Rachel Balthrop
• Harpeth High School: Anita DeFrancesca
• Sycamore High School: Andrew Gaskill
• Riverside Academy: Nathaniel Walker
 
In addition, the three district-wide Teachers of the Year were honored at the banquet:
 
Elementary School Teacher of the Year: Deanna Mealio, Kingston Springs Elementary School
Middle School Teacher of the Year: Molly Hudgens, Sycamore Middle School
High School Teacher of the Year: Anita DeFrancesca, Harpeth High School