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Pickens honors support employee and teacher of the year; YAMS and Easley High food service receive statewide recognition; teacher-cadet students present program
Summary
The School District of Pickens County Board of Trustees recognized district staff, community partners and student presenters at its Sept. 22 meeting, naming April Hurd as District Support Employee of the Year and Elizabeth Gunnels as Teacher of the Year and honoring community programs and a national food-service contest winner.
The School District of Pickens County Board of Trustees opened its Sept. 22 meeting with recognitions for district staff, community partners and student presenters.
Support employee and teacher awards: Josh Young presented April Hurd as the district's 2025—26 District Support Employee of the Year. Young said Hurd began with the district in February 2008 as a bus driver and now manages payroll for more than 100 employees in the Transportation Department, coordinates field trips and supports parents and staff districtwide. "Her colleagues describe her as the glue that holds our transportation department together," Young said.
Young also introduced Elizabeth Gunnels as the district's Teacher of the Year. Gunnels…
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