Teacher of the Week: Don Sarazen

Columbia (WLTX) -- Teacher Don Sarazen has made an impression on his students, and the community around them.

Teacher of the Week: John Galbary

Teacher of the Week: Amber Kelley

Teacher of the Week: Kandi Grant

Teacher of the Week: Cristina Pirvu

Columbia (WLTX) -- This Kelly Middle School teacher traveled from Romania to teach math.

Teacher of the Week: Claire Kinney

Columbia (WLTX) -- This teacher loves her job so much, that she came out of retirement to get back into the classroom.

Teacher of the Week: Kelley Sumner

Columbia (WLTX) -- This teacher's creative methods just won her a national teaching award.

Teacher of the Week: Barbara Cole

Columbia (WLTX) -- This principal's positive attitude has filtered through St. John Neumann Catholic School.

Teacher of the Week: Donna Bell

Irmo (WLTX) -- This teacher has so much energy, her kindergarten students tire before she does.

Teacher of the Week: Rebecca Thrall

Lugoff (WLTX) -- This Doby's Mill Elementary teacher turned a challenge into an opportunity.

Teacher of the Week: Betsy McEwen

Batesburg-Leesville (WLTX) -- This teacher has found a way to use her personal challenges to inspire her students.

Teacher of the Week: Jodi Thompson

Columbia (WLTX) -- Sometimes the best teachers are those who push students the hardest.

Teacher of the Week: Tonya Lee

When Tonya Lee received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the White House recognized what White Knoll High School already knew.

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Teacher of the Week: Perry McLeod

To understand the story of this teacher, you must understand the stories he's told. VIDEO

Teacher of the Week: Joy Pilkington

"My grandmother was a teacher, my mother was a teacher, my older sister was a teacher," she says. English Teacher Joy Pilkington didn't think she'd go into the family business. She also didn't she know she liked English. VIDEO

Teacher Of The Week: Linda Eaddy

Over three decades of teaching, Ms. Linda Eaddy has treated her students like they are her own children. VIDEO

Teacher of the Week: Sharon Kotula

The bond this teacher made with a student and his mother is not typical, and it strengthened all three of them. VIDEO

Teacher of the Week: Paula Wilson

Teacher of the Week Paula Wilson marches to the beat of her students' voices, spreading enthusiasm every day of her 33-year career as a music teacher.

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