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Local teachers receive signs for Teacher Appreciation Week




A sign sits underneath the American flag at the home of a Cheatham County school district teacher.

A sign sits underneath the American flag at the home of a Cheatham County school district teacher.

Mary Miller, academic coordinator for Cheatham County Schools, came up with an idea for Teacher Appreciation Week to celebrate Cheatham’s teachers. 

Miller’s idea was to put signs in yards for teachers from all across the Cheatham County area. The signs said, “Thank you for putting the magic in teaching. We appreciate you.”

Even one teacher, Liz Austin, who lives about an hour away, received a sign to go in her yard. In Facebook, Twitter and Instagram posts, many of the local teachers thanked the school district for the act. 

School districts across the country had videos and pictures online to celebrate the teachers, but not many school districts went to the lengths of the Cheatham County school district to honor the teachers. It would have been easy to throw together a short video or picture and send it out, but easy didn’t work for Miller or the rest of the district. 

The sign idea was incorporated for local graduates, as well. Seniors from all three public high schools in Cheatham County were able to receive their own sign. The same school district and teachers from that school district worked extremely hard getting those signs ready for the seniors. Again, they didn’t have to go to that length; in fact, they really didn’t have to do a whole lot of anything. 

Tammy Kimbrough, a teacher at Sycamore Middle School, receives her sign for her yard.

Tammy Kimbrough, a teacher at Sycamore Middle School, receives her sign for her yard.

Liz Austin, a teacher at Harpeth Middle School, lives about an hour away, and she was still honored and received a sign for her yard.

Liz Austin, a teacher at Harpeth Middle School, lives about an hour away, and she was still honored and received a sign for her yard.

Karley Brooke Miller, a teacher at Harpeth Middle School and Harpeth High School girls basketball coach, receives her sign.

Karley Brooke Miller, a teacher at Harpeth Middle School and Harpeth High School girls basketball coach, receives her sign.

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