By Tricia Darcy, KPTimes.com
A month ago, orchestra director Evan Farmer stayed after school for hours to organize the orchestra's Winter Concert. For almost the entire past month, he stayed to help organize and direct the orchestra and band students performing in “Sweeney Todd.” Rarely are his days strictly 7 a.m. until 3 p.m.
His hard work was recognized on Thursday morning when he was named campus Teacher of the Year.
Farmer is in his fourth year of teaching at Kingwood Park. He has been a Teacher of the Year finalist three of those four years. This was his first year winning the award.
Finalists each year are chosen after students and staff members submit nominations. This year’s finalists included history teacher and coach Eric Coovert and English teachers Kimberly Villegas, Aimee Graff and Rebecca Sharpe. The ultimate winner comes down to a staff vote.
“It's crazy,” Farmer said after winning the award. “It's due to a lot of people that helped me along the way and have taught me how to be better.”
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