Fort Atkinson School District honorsing long-time employees, honorees

Fort Atkinson School District honorsing long-time employees, honorees

FORT ATKINSON -- The Fort Atkinson School District is hosting two separate events this spring to recognize the contributions of employees who have reached service milestones and those retiring in 2025.

Lebanon Community Schools honors distinguished educators

Lebanon Community Schools recently celebrated the 2025 Distinguished Educators of the Year. The annual event honors outstanding educators who exemplify excellence, dedication, and a deep commitment to student success.

School Board Honors 47-Year Veteran Bus Driver

Shirley Batten Price joined the school district’s transportation team as a bus operator in August 1970 and retired the first time in May 2012. But she couldn’t stay away too long and she returned to driving in August 2013. She told Ralph Leath, the school district’s transportation director, that she would come back for a couple of years. Now, 12 years later, she will be retiring on May 1, 2025, with a total of 47 years as a bus operator for Hern…

Espiritu joins Educators Hall of Honor at UT - Knox TN Today

Susan Espiritu, owner/editor of Knox TN Today Inc. and a retired educator, was among the honorees at the 2025 Educators Hall of Honor awards ceremony held April 24, 2025, by the University of Tennessee College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. Espiritu retired from Knox County Schools after 35 years, 16 as a school-level administrator. She was principal at Pond Gap Elementary when the school became the first university-assisted community …