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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
PCSSD announces teacher and staff of the year winners
PULASKI COUNTY, Ark. – Officials with the Pulaski County Special School District announced its district-level teacher and staff of the year for the school year. District officials said schools nominated a teacher and a support staff employee. Otter Creek Elementary School teacher named 2025 Arkansas Fine Arts Teacher of the Year School officials recognized Catherine Ziller as the 2024-2025 PCSSD teacher of the year. Ziller is an eighth-grade English Language Arts teacher at Robinson Middle School. Ziller will move on to represent the district in the 2026 Arkansas Teacher of the Year Program, officials said. Arkadelphia Promise Scholarship program announces extension The district recognized Reid Altom as the 2024-2025 PCSSD support staff of the year. Altom is a speech language pathologist at Crystal Hill Elementary. To see the full list of nominees, visit Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Otter Creek Elementary School teacher named 2025 Arkansas Fine Arts Teacher of the Year
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A teacher at an elementary school in Little Rock was surprised Monday morning with a major award. Otter Creek Elementary School teacher Karyna Johnson was honored as the 2025 Arkansas Fine Arts Teacher of the Year by Arkansans For The Arts. Two Little Rock students head for Broadway after winning awards for musical theatre The award comes with a $1,000 stipend and a citation from the Arkansas House of Representatives. Johnson said what keeps her motivated is a mission to make sure every child has the opportunity to succeed in the arts and beyond. 'Just making sure that where they're born and who they are isn't what holds them back from being the best version of themselves they can be,' Johnson said. Little Rock teachers go viral on TikTok for 'Not Like Us' remake motivating students for tests Nominations for next year's Fine Arts Teacher of the Year will open in December. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
