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Enterprise City Schools honors teacher of the year, support staff and student inventor
Summary
The Enterprise City Board of Education recognized a teacher, a lead custodian and a student who won a $10,000 national grant for an adaptive game controller during its Jan. 28 meeting.
The Enterprise City Board of Education on Jan. 28 recognized Megan Barbary as Teacher of the Year, Daniel Bryant as Support Staff Member of the Year and student Andrew Waters for winning a $10,000 grant from the National Society of High School Scholars for an adaptive gaming controller.
The recognitions were presented during the board's regular meeting after a brief roll call and the pledge of allegiance. Barbary, a ninth-grade teacher at Enterprise High School with 10 years of classroom experience and a master's degree in instructional leadership, was introduced as this year's district teacher honoree. Daniel Bryant was commended for stepping into the lead custodian role after the passing of a predecessor and for supervising a 12-person custodial team at one of the district's largest schools. Board members and administrators noted Bryant's attention to detail and positive demeanor.
The board also highlighted senior Andrew Waters, who earned a $10,000 award from the National Society of High School Scholars for developing the "EZ3," a controller that replaces a joystick with a trackball to help people with limited shoulder mobility play video games and type more easily. In a video clip played for the board, Waters said, "It is super unfair that there is a large group of people who are currently excluded from playing these video games on the same level of able-bodied people, and I'm here to fix that." The clip included local news coverage identifying Waters and his work.
Superintendent Dr. Thomas and elementary and secondary principals joined the remarks, presenting plaques and noting that district recipients will be eligible to compete at the state level. The district also announced that, for the first time this year, the honorees received a financial award in addition to recognition plaques.
Board members and administrators praised the recipients for their contributions to students and the school community, and the board held a brief round of applause for each honoree. The recognition portion of the agenda concluded before the board moved on to routine business.
