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April 18, 2018
By Diane Glidewell the Year" on the sides
news@mymccnet and back, will belong to
Taylor through the 2018-19
When Tamarkis Tay- school year. He will have a
lor was named Monroe special TOTY parking spot
County's 2018 Teacher of for it at T.G. Scott Elemen-
the Year, he got not only tary, where he teaches third
pride and recognition but grade.
also keys to a new car. After principals intro-
Jason and Holly Connell, duced each of the five
owners of Volume Chevro- Monroe County teachers
let, presented Taylor keys who are representing their
to a 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe respective schools this
that was waiting outside year, Superintendent Dr.
the Fine Arts Center. Mike Hickman announced
The vehicle, which on April 10 that Taylor is
proudly proclaims "Mon- the 2018 Monroe County
roe County Teacher of Teacher of the Year. As if
Tamarkis Taylor, center,
stands with Jason and Holly
Connell of Volume Chev-
rolet in front" of the new
Chevrolet Tahoe he'll drive
as Monroe County Teacher
of the Year.
everyone was not already
envious of the young
educator, the Connells
added an all-expenses-paid
weekend to the luxurious
King & Prince Resort at St.
Simons Island.
"Thank you for inviting
us to share in this celebra-
tion" said Holly Connell.
"Everyone will agree that
nothing is as satisfying
as showing our apprecia-
tion for those dedicated to
teaching our children"
Volume Chevrolet, which
is now in BarnesviUe,
is opening a location in
Forsyth. The Connells live
in Monroe County, have
children who attend Mon-
roe County schools and are
a school system Partner in
Education.
Scott Jernigan of Josten's
awarded Taylor a Teacher
e
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District 1 County Commissioner for consolidated Macon-Bibb County
since 2013
- Chairman of Operations and Finance Committee
- Member of Facilities and Engineering Committee of the Macon-Bibb
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Trustee on the Police and Fire Pension Board of Macon-Bibb County
Former Commissioner for Bibb County Commission
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Gary is a fifelong resident of Central Georgia
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of the Year ring, telling him
to pick yellow gold or white
gold. All five school-level
TOTY received overflow-
ing gift baskets filled with
items from local businesses
and other sponsors.
The other four teachers
honored were: Mark A.
Smith of Mary Persons,
Lakeisha Walker of Mon-
roe County Middle School,
Charlotte Copeland of
K.B. Sutton Elementary
and Dr. Kimberlie Harris
of Hubbard Elementary.
These teachers were chosen
by the certified personnel
at their schools to repre-
sent them after a slate of
teachers was nominated
by a committee composed
of the principal, the 2017
TOTY and an additional
certified employee. The
school-level Teachers of the
Year were asked to com-
plete applications, which
were judged by persons
outside of the Monroe
County School System,
to become the district's
TOTY. They had to write
about their professional
preparation, professional
biography, community in-
volvement and philosophy
of teaching.
Taylor wrote that he
always wanted to be a
teacher. However, one of
his elementary teachers
was very strict and rigid
and made him dislike go-
ing to school. He vowed
that he would become a
teacher that would give
his students eight hours of
safety and love each day,
Tamarkis Taylor's family surrounds him after he was named
Monroe County Teacher of the Year on April 10.
taking away their stress. He
said a teacher never knows
what a student is leaving
behind when he comes to
school.
In introducing Taylor,
TGS Principal Dr. Dick
Bazemore quoted Tay-
lor's 3rd grade students
as saying that he "makes
sure we do our work" but
"makes learning fun"
Bazemore said that this is
the first time that a student
he taught has gone on to
become Monroe County's
TOTY.
Taylor is a native of
Monroe County, a 2009
graduate of Mary Persons
who completed his BS in
early childhood and special
education from Middle
Georgia State University in
Macon. He did his stu-
dent teaching at T.G. Scott
Elementary and has taught
3rd grade at T.G. Scott
since the 2014-15 school
year. He helps coach the
TGS Robotics Team, spon-
sors the Young Gentlemen's
Club at TGS, is a men-
tor with Big Brothers Big
Sisters, helps a local vet as
a veterinary assistant and
is a member of the PAGE
(Professional Association
of Georgia Educators)
Leadership Academy.
"Being able to give back
to the school system that
gave so much to me is very
humbling" said TaylOr
after he was named TOTY.
He thanked his family for
encouraging him, his T.G.
Scott family and especially
the 3rd grade team at TGS
for helping him, and "all
those who make up the
Monroe County School
District"
Taylor will now be a
candidate for the 2019
Georgia Teacher of the
Year, who will be chosen in
late Spring 2019.
The Monroe County
Development Authority
is expected to meet this
Wednesday behind dosed
doors to discuss a possible
prospect interested in com-
ing to the county.
The authority has been
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working on the project for
several months, including a
visit by company officials to
Forsyth. The company had
reportedly named Monroe
County one of two finalists
for locating its operations,
and Wednesday's called
meeting is a sign that Mon-
roe County is still a serious
contender.
The authority said it will
discuss land acquisition
in its dosed-door session.
Authority members have
said the prospect is very
concerned about secrecy
due to competition, and
does not want its iden-
tity revealed until a deal is
done.
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