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SEVIERVILLE â In addition to teaching Spanish language, culture and history, Lisa Stone oversees projects ranging from Easter egg coloring to collection of plastic bottle caps.
The Sevier County High School teacher was recently recognized with a national award, the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Secondary Teacher of the Year.
âWe have a state chapter,â Stone said of the association. âEach state nominates one person, and the state board chose me. That was an honor in itself. I was blown away by that.â
Stone teaches Spanish I-IV at SCHS, the school sheâs been at since 2001. She previously taught at Seymour High School for three years.