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Local Barnes & Noble 'My Favorite Teacher' Award Goes to North Oconee Educator
Jeanette Phillips was nominated by a 12th grade student.
A math teacher from North Oconee High School has been selected as this year's winner of the Athens-area Barnes & Noble "My Favorite Teacher" Contest.
According to an article in the Athens Banner-Herald, NOHS senior Bailey Shea wrote in an essay nominating Jeanette Phillips that her math grades dramatically improved after meeting the educator as a freshman.
The pair was recognized Monday at the local store, the newspaper reported, and Phillips now advances to next level of the competition.
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Five regional winners will each receive a NOOK® eReader and a $500 Barnes & Noble Gift Card, the store's website states, and the overall winner will score $5,000 for plus for his/her school.
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