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Christopher Doi, sixth grade English language arts and social studies teacher at Hawfields Middle School, is the Alamance-Burlington School System’s Teacher of the Year.
“I really look at this as an opportunity to help take what’s already good in our county and making it better,” Doi said at the Alamance County Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education Awards Program held Tuesday virtually on Zoom.
Christopher Doi, Alamance-Burlington Schools 2021 Teacher of the Year
He has been teaching more than 15 years, nearly five with ABSS, after leaving a career in advertising.
“I wanted my job to be about more than just supporting my own family,” Doi wrote for his profile as a district TOY nominee, “but supporting the community as a whole.”
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Each ABSS school nominated its own teacher of the year, and a selection committee winnowed that down to eight finalists including five other ABSS teachers.
Sonya Charlton-Wirth, first-grade teacher at Eastlawn Elementary School
Windy Lampson, art teacher at Graham High School
Sandra Bays, first-grade teacher at Elon Elementary School
Kelly Baumgarner, teacher at Western Alamance High School
Patrick Vernon, sixth-grade teacher at Western Alamance Middle School
Katy O'Day, Spanish teacher at The Burlington School, finalist in the Independent School category
Donna Pruitt, dental assisting instructor at Alamance Community College, finalist for the Higher Education category
“I bet everyone of us in this call can think of a teacher who has had a lasting impact on our lives,” said ABSS Superintendent Bruce Benson. “I can’t think of another profession that can say that.”
Isaac Groves is the Alamance County government watchdog reporter for the Times-News and the USA Today Network. Call or text 919-998-8039 with tips and comments or follow on Twitter @TNIGroves.
