Art teacher
Lucy Wicker of Peeples Elementary took home the coveted title of Fayette
County Teacher of the Year and will be Fayette's contender for next year's
Georgia Teacher of the Year award.
"I don't
look at this as my job, this is my career, my life; it is what I love,"
Wicker said as she accepted her new title, which was kept top secret in
a sealed envelope until she was announced as the winner by Superintendent
John DeCotis.
Wicker, who
says she wasn't sure what she wanted to do until she got to college, chose
to pursue a career in art education as a way of contributing to her community.
"I do what I do because I feel I can give
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