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Asheville City Schools names 2025 beginning teacher of the year Oct 28, 2025

Asheville City Schools is proud to announce that Lyndsi Devito, a 5th Grade Teacher at Isaac Dickson Elementary School, has been selected as the district’s Beginning Teacher of the Year for

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New Leadership for Enrollment, Veterans and Student Support Oct 21, 2025

Scarlet Edwards has been named the new associate vice president for Enrollment Services, which oversees Admissions and Outreach, Financial Aid, Registration and Records and Educational Pathways... Alumni Update, In the Media, Department of Counseling, Family Therapy, and Higher Education, Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Teacher of the Week: Katie Pennington Mayo Oct 21, 2025

Katie teaches second grade at North East Carolina Preparatory School in Tarboro in Edgecombe County. Katie began her teaching career in 2021 after she graduated from Appalachian State University... Alumni Update, In the Media, Elementary Education, Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum

Donna Pyatt

Alumni Update: Donna Pyatt ’03 ’15 Jan 12, 2021

Donna Pyatt, originally from Marion, North Carolina, graduated in 2003 with a B.S. in elementary education and in 2015 with a M.A.

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Walker Ballard

Alumni Update: Walker Ballard ’19 Nov 24, 2020

Walker Ballard, originally from Wilmington, North Carolina, graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and a Bachelor of the... Features, Alumni Update

Dr. Brooksie Broome Sturdivant

Alumni Update: Brooksie Sturdivant ’06 ’09 ’18 Nov 9, 2020

Dr. Brooksie Broome Sturdivant earned a MSA in 2006, an Ed.S. in 2009 and an Ed.D.

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Brandy Webb

Alumni Update: Brandy Webb ’17 Oct 28, 2020

Brandy Webb (née Booe), originally from Burlington, North Carolina, graduated in 2017 with a B.S. in elementary education.

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Matt Cooper

Alumni Update: Matthew Cooper ’03 ’08 Oct 15, 2020

Matthew Cooper, originally from Nashville, Tennessee, graduated in 2003 with a B.S.

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Meg Kovacs teaching

Alumni Update: Meg Kovacs ’09 ’13 Sep 29, 2020

Margaret “Meg” Kovacs (née Sanford), originally from Hickory, North Carolina, graduated in 2009 with a B.S.

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Leslie McKesson
Alyssa Montogomery

Alumni Update: Alyssa Montgomery ’12 Sep 2, 2020

Alyssa Montgomery, originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Music in music performance and music education... Alumni Update, Features

Tammy Cox

Alumni Update: Tammy Cox ’19 Aug 20, 2020

Tammy Cox (née Small), originally from Lumberton, North Carolina, graduated in 2019 with a B.S.

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Calvin Craig

Alumni Update: Calvin Craig ’19 Aug 3, 2020

Calvin Craig IV, originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, graduated in 2019 from Appalachian State University with a M.A.

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