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Wilson County Board recognizes robotics team, teacher, principal and CTE teacher
Summary
The board honored the rookie Whirly Bots robotics team, named the district’s teacher and principal of the year and recognized the career‑technical education teacher of the year.
At the start of its Aug. 18 meeting, the Wilson County Board of Education recognized student and staff achievements across the district, awarding a rookie all‑star robotics honor and naming the district teacher, principal and CTE teacher of the year.
The board presented a rookie all‑star award to the Whirly Bots, a districtwide high‑school robotics team that includes students from multiple campuses. The award — given by judges at the Wake County competition — singled out the team for teamwork, innovation and sportsmanship. The board encouraged other students to join and said information about joining the Whirly Bots would be on the district website and social channels.
The board announced Shannon Campbell, a history teacher at Wilson Early College Academy, as the 2025–26 Wilson County Teacher of the Year. The board noted Campbell has been a district teacher since 2011, began at Wilson Early College Academy in 2016 and is entering her 15th year of teaching; board remarks credited her with a 100 percent AP pass rate in two years of AP history instruction. "Miss Campbell, you are truly deserving this honor and you will represent us well," the announcer said.
The district named Annette Faison, principal of Vick Elementary, as 2025–26 Principal of the Year. The board said Faison has more than 20 years in education, 11 years as an administrator and is beginning her fifth year as Vick principal; the presentation credited a 22‑point increase in the school’s academic achievement rating over two years.
Tiffany Ellis, foods and nutrition teacher at Frank High, was named the district’s 2025–26 Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year. The board noted Ellis was selected through a competitive process of middle‑ and high‑school CTE teachers with at least five years’ experience, and described her as a product of Wilson County Schools who pursued culinary arts after a high‑school CTE guest presentation.
Board members and attendees applauded the students and staff; the recognitions were presented before the committee reports and business portion of the meeting.
