LCS Names Cortney Philpot District Teacher of the Year

Lowndes County Schools held their annual Convocation on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. A particular highlight of this event was honoring and recognizing school-level Teachers of the Year and naming the District Teacher of the Year.

Cortney Philpot, Hahira Middle School 7th-grade math teacher, was proudly named the 2024-2025 District Teacher of the Year.

Mrs. Philpot stated,  “I believe that all students can learn even the most abstract or rigorous mathematics when given the right tools and built upon a solid foundation. I believe that learning should be fun and create experiences for students that will help them to remember the content and apply their learning to real-world scenarios.”

Each school winner submitted an application packet that mirrors the Georgia Teacher of the Year application, with 10 pages of narrative writing. These applications were reviewed by six local judges with the top five applications evaluated by five external judges. The five external judges each rated the applications based on a rubric used for the Georgia Teacher of the Year program.

Cortney Philpot, the Lowndes County District Teacher of the Year, will go on to compete for the Georgia Teacher of the Year in December, with that winner being named in May 2025.

This year’s Teachers of the Year are:

Tammy Jo Allen, Clyattville Elementary School
Shelly Singletary, Dewar Elementary School
Lauren Blalock, Hahira Elementary School
Amber Sheffer, Lake Park Elementary School
Cindy Nordan, Moulton-Branch Elementary School
Ashley McElrath, Pine Grove Elementary School
Lauren Linn, Westside Elementary School
Cortney Philpot, Hahira Middle School
Kayla Evans, Lowndes Middle School
Dillon Swilley, Pine Grove Middle School
KC Bellflower, Lowndes High School