Elizabethton Agricultural Mechanics Teacher Wins $100K Grant

Elizabethton teacher wins grand prize in Harbor Freight Tools for Schools program

Elizabethton High School's Jerry Agan, a career and technical education teacher who has taught at the school since 2020, was named one of five grand prize winners in the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools awards for this year.

Elizabethton agricultural mechanics teacher wins $100K grant

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — Elizabethton High School (EHS) agricultural mechanics teacher Jerry Agan was surprised with a $100,000 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools grant on Tuesday. Harbor Freight Tools for Schools has awarded $1.5 million to 25 trade teachers nationwide, with more than 1,000 applicants this year. Agan was one of five to win the grand prize of $100,000, while the remaining 20 teachers will receive $50,000 each. Two East Te…

Elizabethton agricultural mechanics teacher wins $100K Harbor Freight Tools for Schools grant

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — Elizabethton High School (EHS) agricultural mechanics teacher Jerry Agan was surprised with a $100,000 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools grant on Tuesday. Harbor Freight Tools for Schools has awarded $1.5 million to 25 trade teachers nationwide, with more than 1,000 applicants this year. Agan was one of five to win the grand prize of $100,000, while the remaining 20 teachers will receive $50,000 each. Agan was surpris…

EHS teacher wins $100K for school program - Elizabethton Star

By Dalena Sorrell Star Correspondent Jerry Agan wiped away a few tears Tuesday morning as he received the news of a lifetime while standing in the Elizabethton High School cafeteria. The agricultural mechanics teacher was awarded the $100,000 grand prize of the 2025 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence in a surprise ceremony surrounded by family, students, colleagues and city officials. He was one of five grand prize wi…