2021 Missouri Teacher of the Year and Crestwood Elementary School physical education teacher Darrion Cockrell attended the College Football Playoff National Championship Game Jan. 10 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis along with other state teachers of the year. Cockrell was named Missouri Teacher of the Year in September 2020 and is known by his.
It’s never been more obvious what the top story of a year was, as 2020 will always be remembered as the year a global pandemic stopped life as we know it everywhere. But South County also made national news with a very inspiring teacher.
1. Coronavirus. The COVID-19 pandemic was 10 separate stories in and of itself, as every event that would take place in a normal year was canceled or substantially changed. Life was not the same in 2020 as it was in 2019 and hopefully will be by this time next year. Masks became a political issue, public health took center stage, we worked from home, most schools and nearly all government meetings went virtual, small businesses struggled and many residents battled health problems.