Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2166 in Elizabethton recognizes area students, teachers
Published 10:32 pm Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Photo Contributed Members of the VFW Post 2166 Andy Wetzel (Left) and Gregory Tester II (Right) present Mitchell Morton (Middle) with the post's Elementary School Teacher of the Year Award.
Photo Contributed Pictured (left to right) Dr. Paul Blair, Happy Valley High Asst. Principal; Irene Batchelder, VFW Adjutant and Carter County Schools 6th through 12th grade Math Coach; Andy Wetzel, local VFW Commander; Levi Holt Taylor, winner of the 2021-22 Voice of Democracy Contest; Dr. Tracy McAbee, Carter County Director of Schools; and Gregory K. Tester II, VFW Senior Vice Commander.
Photo Contributed Pictured (left to right) Andy Wetzel, local VFW Commander; Kylee G. Blair, 2021-22 winner of the Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest; Gregory K. Tester II, VFW Senior Vice Commander; and Irene Batchelder, VFW Adjutant and Carter County Schools 6th through 12th grade Math Coach.
Photo Contributed Members of the VFW and Carter County Schools present The VFW's High School Teacher of the Year Award to Brooke Tolley. Pictured (left to right) Dr. Paul Blair, Happy Valley High School Assistant Principal; Andy Wetzel, local VFW Commander; Irene Batchelder, VFW Adjutant and Carter County Schools 6th through 12th grade Math Coach; Mr. Jeremiah Tolley; Brooke Tolley, the 2021-22 High School Teacher of the Year; Dr. Tracy McAbee, Carter County Director of Schools; and Gregory K. Tester II, VFW Senior Vice Commander.
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BY NIC MILLER
STAR STAFF
nic.miller@elizabethton.com
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2166 in Elizabethton recognized the winners of three competitions at the close of 2021.
The post recognized winners in the Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest, the Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition, and the Teacher Award Program.
Hampton Elementary School student, Kylee G. Blair won the Patriot’s Pen contest with an essay titled “How Can I Be A Good American?” Seventeen essays were entered in the contest, which was open to students in grades six through 8. Blair received an award certificate, a hand-made American flag ink pen, and a $50 dollar gift certificate.
Happy Valley High School 10th grade student Levi Holt Taylor won the Voice of Democracy contest, which included 27 entry essays on “America: Where Do We Go From Here?” The contest was open to high school students.
Both Blair and Taylor will advance to state competitions.
For the VFW’s Teacher of the Year competition, awards were given to Mitchell Morton at Hampton Elementary and Brooke Tolley at Happy Valley High School. Both teachers were honored due to their outstanding commitment to teach and promote America’s history, traditions and citizenship.
“We want to recognize those people in the community that are doing great things and that are patriotic in this community,” said VFW Post 2166 Commander Andy Wetzel. “Recognition of people in this community who are hard-working is something we take very serious here, and being involved in this community is the second point of emphasis in our mission statement.”
