Kim Johnson, HCS’s Director of Nutrition Services, was named the 2025 Director of the Year by the School Nutrition Association of SC.
Lt. Col. James Davis, HCS’s recently retired Director of JROTC Services, was honored for his years of service on the City of Myrtle Beach’s Military Appreciation Committee at the City of Myrtle Beach’s annual Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony.
Katie Thompson (AAST) was named the SC Mathematics winner of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching for 2021 by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Kimberly Myers (Aynor High) was one of the top seven finalists for the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences’ 2025 National Teacher of the Year award.
Patrick Wilkinson (Aynor High) was named Girls Golf Coach of the Year by the SC Athletic Coaches Association.
Grant Hall (Aynor High) received the Advisor of the Year Award from the SC Farmer and Agribusiness Association.
Tracy Todd (Carolina Forest High) received the 2025 Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Excellence in Teaching Award from the SC Council for the Social Studies.
Chad Hamilton (Conway High) was inducted into Coastal Carolina University's George F. "Buddy" Sasser Athletics Hall of Fame due to his success on and off the football field.
Kathryn Van Ness (Forestbrook Middle) was named the 2026 SC Middle Level Art Teacher of the Year by the SC Art Education Association
Dee’on Bellamy (Loris High) was elected to the School Nutrition Association’s executive board as the National Employee/Manager Representative.
Sarah Merli (Myrtle Beach High) was recognized by the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program as one of their Distinguished Teachers for 2025.
Tracie Mitchell (North Myrtle Beach High) was awarded the Richard M. Kuffel Excellence in Education Award from the SC Vocational Rehabilitation Department.
Katelyn Tobrocke (Socastee Elementary) was one of five finalists for SC’s STEM Educator of the Year.
Lucia Watson (Socastee High) was named the 2025 Teacher Educator of the Year by South Carolina Health Science Educators, a division of the SC Association for Career and Technical Education.
Meredith Taylor (Socastee High), won the Best Director Award at the SC Theatre Association’s High School Theatre Festival.
Lindsay Lennon (Ten Oaks Middle) received the Patriot Award from Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, an office of the Department of Defense, for her support of employees who are also members of the National Guard or Reserve.
Long Bay Symphony named the following teachers their 2025 Music Teachers of the Year: Dr. Joshua Hinkel (Aynor High), William Jung (Socastee High), Farrah Beaudry (Socastee High), Sara Morey (Riverside Elementary), Jason Madeline (North Myrtle Beach Middle), Dr. Jodie Hinkel (Aynor Middle), and Ashley Purcell (St. James Middle).
