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Stacey Chaisson, one of Terrebonne s three public-school Teachers of the Year, has a common bond with teachers almost everywhere these days: persevering through a pandemic. Despite the challenge, Chaisson said weathering the changes and uncertainty together has drawn students, parents and teachers closer. “Just seeing students in a school setting, even with masks on, gave us a sense of normalcy,” the Mulberry Elementary teacher said. “I love working with them. I know my place is in the classroom and to be a part where students are learning.” Earlier this month, the School Board recognized Chaisson, Sydney Fitch of Montegut Middle and Katelyn DeLaune of Terrebonne High as Teachers of the Year at their respective grade levels. ....
Nonstop phone calls and “umpteen emails” kept Gwen Ferguson up “half the night.” A coronavirus vaccine distribution event had been scheduled at Tabernacle Baptist Church, where she works as an executive assistant. State strike teams were to inoculate 500 people at the West Palm Beach house of worship on Saturday. But just days before, she and staff at their sister organization, U.B. Kinsey Educational and Community Center, were tasked with fielding phone calls from people frantically seeking the shot and scheduling the hundreds of appointments. “Right now, I’m overrun,” she told a reporter on Wednesday morning. By the next day, predictably, the appointments were filled. ....