Roden, Murphy named top teachers
Hartselle Junior High teacher Leah Roden and Hartselle Intermediate teacher Heather Murphy were named the Hartselle City School’s Secondary and Elementary Teachers of the Year.
They were selected from the Teachers of the Year from each school. The other candidates were Amanda Godsey (Barkley Bridge), Christy Bennich (Crestline), Tara Hamlett (F.E. Burleson) and Erica Griffin (Hartselle High).
The system winners are now eligible to compete for the State Teacher of the Year.
The system-wide Jackson-ville State University Teacher Hall of Fame nominees were Crestline’s Lisa Shelton (elementary), HJHS’s Beth Rabb and HHS’s Beth Fuller. School nominees included Godsey, Laurie Lang (FEB) and Murphy.