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GSSM Celebrates "Hometown Teachers" at Annual Teacher Appreciation Day
November 25, 2007
On Friday, November 16, teachers from across the state gathered in Hartsville for the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics' (GSSM) Teacher Appreciation Day, a celebration of GSSM students' most influential teachers from their home high schools.
The following teachers attended Teacher Appreciation Day:
- First Sergeant Alexander Baker, ROTC instructor, Brookland-Cayce High School, Cayce
- Mr. Dean Cannavann, chemistry teacher, Greenwood High School, Greenwood
- Ms. Susan Clemons, social studies teacher, Thomas Hart Academy, Hartsville
- Ms. Lucia Dantzler, sixth-grade science teacher, Rollings Middle School of the Arts, Summerville
- Ms. Louise Eaddy, English teacher, Williamsburg Academy, Kingstree
- Ms. Dawn George, Spanish teacher, Mayo High School for Math, Science & Technology, Darlington
- Ms. Laura Gurley, math teacher, Mauldin High School, Mauldin
- Ms. Mary Hamilton, math teacher, Marlboro Academy, Bennettsville
- Mr. Mike Houck, computer science teacher, Ridge View High School, Columbia
- Ms. Joann Infante, English teacher, York Comprehensive High School, York
- Ms. Zenobia Johnson-McKnight, English teacher, Lee Central High School, Bishopville
- Ms. Pam Jones, second-grade teacher, Holly Springs Elementary School, Pickens
- Ms. Penny McClure, English teacher, Crowders Creek Middle School, Clover
- Ms. Emily McLean, English teacher, The King's Academy, Florence
- Ms. Kaye McNeil, Gifted & Talented teacher, Kennedy Middle School, Aiken
- Mr. David Pileggi, math teacher, Ninety Six High School, Ninety Six
- Ms. Roberta Reynolds, science teacher, Edgewood Middle School, Greenwood
- Ms. Chandra Richardson, seventh-grade science teacher, Leslie M. Stover Middle School, Elgin
- Ms. Renita Rochester, business education teacher, Fort Mill High School, Fort Mill
Students apply to GSSM during their sophomore year, and upon acceptance, spend their last two years of high school at the Hartsville campus. GSSM's Teacher Appreciation Day recognizes teachers who helped to lay the groundwork for some of our state's most academically talented teenagers.
For more information on the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, please contact Jacqulyne Pouncey at the GSSM Foundation.
(L-R): Greyson Kerley, GSSM junior from North Charleston; Ms. Lucia Dantzler, sixth-grade science teacher at Rollings Middle School; and Mary-Kate Spillane, GSSM junior from Summerville
(L-R): Ms. Emily McLean, English teacher at The King's Academy; and Jordan Floyd, GSSM senior from Florence
(L-R): Latoya Dixon, GSSM senior from Columbia; and First Sergeant Alexander Baker, ROTC instructor at Brookland-Cayce High School
