When Ellen Bohon was growing up in Hopewell in the 1960s and 1970s, “women didn’t get to do very much in sports,” she recalled. Well, maybe most women. Bohon was different. She played baseball, softball and basketball, snow skied, water skied and even played tackle football with the boys
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Since 2009, Meghan Gouldin has been “the heartbeat” of Ward Elementary School in Varina, teaching much more than just her physical education classes, according to a coworker who nominated her for recognition. “She doesn't just teach fitness,” the person wrote, “she teaches belonging.” Gouldin realized at an early
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Anne Stewart Kyber owes her 19-year career as elementary school teacher to Ms. Carswell, her own second-grade teacher at Tuckahoe Elementary School. “Looking back at who I am as a teacher. . . she just made me love school,” said Kyber, who for the past 10 years has been teaching at Crestview
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Welcome to the 14th edition of the Henrico Citizen’s Henrico’s Top Teachers section, highlighting the work and efforts of 20 outstanding teachers in Henrico County. We began this section in 2011 and have now profiled 280 Henrico teachers – each one with a story as unique, impressive and meaningful
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You might miss it, but if you look closely at Monica Bagley's class photo with her third-grade students back in 2013, you will see a tiny hamster peeking out of Bagley’s hands. That is Zeus, which her students named after the mighty Greek God who threw thunderbolts,
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