Hillsborough Teacher of the Year Finalist Surprised at Spoto High School
The principal of Spoto High School said it was an honor to witness Cassandra Mattison receive recognition as a 2013 Hillsborough County Teacher of the Year finalist. He first met her as a student at King High School.
Spoto High School Principal Phil Carr said it was an honor to be part of the Jan. 18 “surprise patrol” that announced to teacher Cassandra Mattison her selection as a finalist for consideration of this year’s Teacher of the Year award for Hillsborough County. “I was the assistant principal for student affairs when she was a student at King High School,” Carr said. “She was a gifted student then and she’s a gifted teacher now and the award is well-deserved.” Moments later, Carr was on his way, with representatives from the surprise patrol, to Mattison’s classroom, where students sat in anticipation of the start of their semester exam. “This is one of the joys of my job, to do this,” Mattison said. In the classroom, the patrol waited, with…
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Cathy Heatwole
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