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Barbersville teacher and Cabell County Schools finalist highlights crochet, ski clubs and community outreach
Summary
A Barbersville Middle School teacher recounted starting a student-run crochet club in 2002 that donates to local care facilities, a ski club that boosts students' confidence, and said she was named one of five district finalists while sitting with her father in hospice.
Mrs. Smith, a teacher at Barbersville Middle School in the Cabell County Schools district, described how a family tradition of teaching led her into the classroom and into running extracurricular clubs that reach beyond the school building.
"I love that I can make the kids smile most days," Mrs. Smith said, explaining that small activities and clubs help students build relationships and find purpose. She told the room that her students have learned hands-on skills such as crochet and have joined a ski club that takes about five trips a year.
Mrs. Smith…
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