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Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Indian Trail educator named NC Teacher of the Year
INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A local teacher was named North Carolina's Teacher of the Year by Teachers of Tomorrow, the nation's top alternative teacher certification program. Victoria Kauffman is an arts teacher at Cuthbertson High School. 'As a dedicated and passionate Theater Arts teacher, Victoria creates an inclusive, engaging, and intellectually stimulating learning environment where every student feels valued and empowered,' said mentor Ashley Bayer, who nominated Kauffman. 'Victoria's classroom is a space where all students—regardless of background, ability, or experience—are welcomed and encouraged to express themselves. She fosters a culture of belonging, ensuring that every student's voice is heard and respected.' 'As a theater teacher, theater mom, director and performer myself, I think of teaching as the ROLE of a lifetime! Teaching Theatre Arts is more than the subject matter,' said Kauffman. 'I am teaching applicable, marketable skills like collaboration, problem solving, critical thinking, and most importantly confidence and self-expression. I adore sharing my love of theater with my students, and I love even more being a part of their journey as a mentor and guide to adulthood!' Teachers for Tomorrow operates in several states, recognizing the brightest educators through its Teacher of the Year competition. The program features teachers nominated by school principals and ToT field supervisors across Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas. State winners received a $500 award for classroom supplies and professional development. But that's not all. Each state winner advances as a finalist for the National Teacher of the Year competition, where the winner, chosen by a public vote, will receive a $5,000 prize. Voting ends April 18. The winner will be announced during Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5-9). Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Yahoo
More charges likely after threats made against several Union County high schools
WAXHAW, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — More charges could be coming against more people related to school threats earlier this week in Union County. Deputies say a 15-year-old Cuthbertson High School student made the threats because she didn't want to go to the Waxhaw school. Not only is she now facing felonies, but others could be too. 'It happened so fast': Union County residents recall moments after EF1 tornado touched down Deputies say just because one student at Cuthbertson didn't want to go to school, thousands of people were affected. 'We had parents taking off of work, we had kids pulled out of school, kept from school, we had hundreds of manhours of law enforcement deployment to investigate this,' said Lt. James Maye with the Union County Sheriff's Office. Investigators got hundreds of calls from students and parents starting Tuesday night about texts and social media messages threatening violence at several high schools across Union County –Cuthbertson, Weddington, Sun Valley and Parkwood. Within eight to 12 hours, deputies say they figured out that a 15-year-old Cuthbertson student was responsible for most, but not all, of the threats. 'If you wake up and you don't want to school, plead your case with your mom and dad but do not send threatening messages to our schools,' said Maye. The student was arrested and charged with felonies. 'We don't want to charge your kid with a felony offense, we don't want to ruin the life of a teenager, however if they commit this type of offense in Union County, we are going to hold them accountable,' said Maye. Now the investigation turns to copycat messages and tracking down who sent those. 'A lot of times people think what they do on the internet is hidden, sometimes it is difficult to trace but it's never truly hidden,' said Maye. 'The financial cost, the mental strain that it put on our community, it warranted this type of offense.' Union County Public Schools say within about an hour of school administration and staff finding out about each of the threats, they informed parents about what was going on. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
