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Adam Hopson named Alvin ISD secondary teacher of the year
Summary
Adam Hopson, a Shadow Creek High School teacher, was named Alvin ISD's secondary teacher of the year. He said building connections — in the classroom, through clubs and even shared family schedules with his wife — helps students perform better.
Adam Hopson, a teacher at Shadow Creek High School, was named Alvin ISD's secondary teacher of the year, and he says forging strong connections with students is central to his approach.
"When kids feel more connected to the school and more connected to the classroom, that they did perform better," Hopson said, opening the interview with a statement about student outcomes. The segment also noted Hopson began teaching at Shadow Creek in 2018 and that he was honored by the district this year.
Hopson said he was "a little taken aback and surprised because it's very easy to feel, like you're living in other teachers' shadows because we have so many good teachers." He credited colleagues for inspiring him to enter and stay in the profession and described teaching as building meaningful relationships with both students and their families.
The segment noted Hopson's wife was named teacher of the year at Merrick Elementary this year. "But probably the best thing, we share a lot of the same students," Hopson said, adding that students often remark that they had Mrs. Hopson in elementary school and Mr. Hopson in high school, "and that's one of the special things about teaching them."
Outside the classroom, Hopson sponsors clubs and said he helped launch an esports program in the district. "As you can see, we have really nice hardware that the district has provided," he said, describing the program as more than playing games — it includes creating games, content creation and streaming as potential career paths.
In class, Hopson said he brings economics to life and outside it he supports students through extracurriculars and by celebrating their milestones. "Come graduation, it's only fitting that he's one of the voices calling students' names because for many, he helped them find their own," the segment concluded.
There was no vote or formal action recorded in the segment; the recording focused on Hopson's teaching philosophy, extracurricular work and the district recognition.
