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Congratulations to North Forsyth's Tracy Mooney!
Georgia United Credit Union and Star94 are honoring top teachers around the state, Tracy Mooney of North Forsyth High School is one of them.
Georgia United Credit Union and Star94 have teamed up to "reward teachers who are making a difference in the lives of students, their parents, and within the communities they serve."
More than 600 people nominated a teacher who's made a difference for them. During the week of May 6, one of the top five teachers will be honored with a lunch and reception at their school, courtesy of Jimmy John's. Each teacher will receive a $500 prize and a $250 prize for their school. The grand prize winner will get a $2,000 scholarship towards his/her Continuing Education studies.
Communities will be given the chance to vote for one teacher to win the Star Choice Award. Click Here to vote. The winner gets $500 and a Mayfield ice cream party for their classroom.
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Tracy Mooney, Department Chair for North Forsyth High School's Career Tech department began her teaching career 25 years ago in a small rural town in MacClenny, Florida. There she taught Family and Consumer Science.
In 2000, she and her family moved to Cumming where she continued teaching in this field. She's been at North Forsyth High School for 13 years teaching classes in the Education Pathway. Mooney is also the site coordinator for the Work-Based Learning program, where her responsibilities include, overseeing students at their jobs. For the past six years, she's been the Department Chair for the Career Tech department. This position puts her in a leadership role where she is responsible for the teachers in her department, as well as providing a liaison between the department and administration.
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"My favorite part of teaching is taking on each new day not knowing what will happen, whether it will be laughter, tears of joy, or tears of compassion," said Mooney. "At the end of each year, I love to watch each of my students walk across the stage. Seeing the pride in the faces of my students gives me great joy when they receive their diploma. I have watched many of them grow for young sophomores to mature seniors who are ready to face life head on. They are my Angel Babies, and I am their proud Mama Mooney."
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