Service Personnel of the Year
Alleghany Highlands Public Schools' 2026 Service Personnel of the Year were recognized at an April 21 school board meeting, following honors at the Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Awards Gala in March at The Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs. Front row, from left, Daphne Livesay, Alleghany High School; Chrystal Hamilton, Jackson River Technical Center. Back row, from left, Kara Harris McKnight, Covington Middle School; Linda Cartwright, Mountain View Elementary; Matt Lindsay, Jeter-Watson Elementary. Not pictured are Barbara Morris (Sharon Elementary) and Melanie Hartman (Callaghan Elementary). McKnight was named AHPS Service Personnel of the Year. (AHPS Photo)
Educators of the Year
Alleghany Highlands Public Schools 2026 Educators of the Year were recognized at a school board meeting on April 21, following honors at the Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Awards Gala in March at The Omni Homestead. First row, from left, Melissa Tetreault, Alleghany High School; Kolby Hiner, Mountain View Elementary. Second row, Amber McNown, Jeter-Watson Elementary; LeeAnn Gray, Mountain View Elementary; Allison Fox Shinaberry, Callaghan Elementary; Connie Puckett, Sharon Elementary. Back row, Rob Fehle, Jackson River Technical Center; Patricia Dobbs, Covington Middle School. Shinaberry was named AHPS Educator of the Year. Hiner was named Rising Star of the Year. (AHPS Photo)