Houston County AP & Honors Teachers Recognized | Schools

HOUSTON COUNTY, GA – Fifteen teachers of Gifted and Advanced Placement students were honored recently by the Houston County Board of Education Gifted Department.  Each teacher was presented $500 and a certificate as a recipient of the Houston County Education Assistance Fund on behalf of the Manoj H. Shah family.  Teachers are chosen for their enthusiasm, devotion and effectiveness in honors and advanced placement programs.

The Shah family initiated this gift several years ago at Warner Robins High and over time has extended it to all of the high schools.  The advanced placement and honors programs offer motivated students unique opportunities to further their education.  From the sciences to the humanities, dedicated teachers have been paramount in the success of these advanced classes. 

“Dr. and Mrs. Shah are strong supporters of education in general, and of gifted and honors education specifically,” commented Jan Jacobsen, Director of Gifted Education and Advanced Placement Coordinator.  “They feel that their children benefited greatly from the higher level classes that they took while students at Warner Robins High.  This award is their way of supporting our school system’s gifted program and dedicated teachers.” 

Congratulations to the following teachers who received an award this year and were recently recognized at a reception.  A few of the honorees are pictured above. 

Houston County High

Sherin Hinnant

Gifted Lead Teacher/Honors British Lit

Houston County High

John Fitzgerald

AP Physics

Houston County High

Maggie Grange

AP Calculus AB and BC

Northside High

Kim Stewart

Gifted Lead Teacher and AP Geo, Humanities

Northside High

Patricia Ogletree

AP Calculus

Northside High

Donna Havrilla

AP Lit

Perry High

Susan Bray

Honors British Lit and Honors American Lit

Perry High

Emily Heath

Honors Chemistry and Physics

Perry High

Cathy Heller

AP Art

Veterans High

Christie Wall

Gifted Lead Teacher and AP Language

Veterans High

Dave Gibbs

AP Statistics

Veterans High

David Shepherd

AP US History

Warner Robins High

Pam Stanescu

AP European History, Humanities

Warner Robins High

Randi Collier

Gifted Lead Teacher and AP Chemistry

Warner Robins High

Louis Leskosky

Humanities, AP Government Comparable