Holly Springs Teacher, Students Featured in Microsoft Commercial

HOLLY SPRINGS, GA -- A Cherokee County School District teacher and her students are featured in a national commercial for Microsoft.

The commercial, which was launched Tuesday by MicrosoftEdu at its Learn What’s Next media conference and online with broadcast to begin on major TV networks this week, features Holly Springs Elementary School STEM Academy teacher Lauren Pittman and her class.

Pittman, a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, is recognized for her use of the company’s learning tools to help struggling readers succeed, and the commercial features students sharing their stories of academic triumph.

“Our community knows how inspiring our teachers are and how we’re leaders in using instructional technology to educate the emerging generation," said Cherokee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Brian Hightower. "Thanks to the outstanding work of Ms. Pittman and her students, now the world will know, too. We appreciate our community’s support of our Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax for technology, and we’ll continue to invest those resources to, as the commercial says, ‘empower us all.’”

You can view the commercial below:

Image via Cherokee County School District