2019 South Carolina Honor Roll Teachers

Each year South Carolina selects five finalists for State Teacher of the Year. These finalists are interviewed and videotaped as part of the final selection process. Their contributions are celebrated at the South Carolina Teacher of the Year Banquet. Honor Roll Teachers work closely with the SC Teacher of the Year to promote teacher leadership and advocacy throughout the year. Get to know this year's finalists by watching the videos below.

Robert Harris - Richland One

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Robert Harris teaches 6th-8th grade Family and Consumer Sciences at Hand Middle School. Robert hopes to lead his students towards living a productive and fulfilling life, one in which they can impact their communities. He sees his role as a teacher to be a coach of a learning team.

Zachariah Lowe - Sumter

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Zachariah Lowe teaches 6th-8th grade Social Studies at Mayewood Middle School. Zachariah hopes to be a positive influence on the "next generation of world leaders." He aims to help his students become critical thinkers. Many of them have gone on to participate in C-SPAN's ClassCam Competition.

Nicholas Snyder - Berkeley

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Nicholas is a 9th-10th grade English teacher at Cane Bay High School. He firmly believes that every student has the right to do his/her best and deserves a comfortable learning environment. To meet this outcome, he addresses his students' needs first and also encourages questioning. He is passionate about advocating for public education and combating the negative messages that exist.

Susan Snyder - York Three 

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Susan Snyder teaches 9th-12th grade Science at Northwestern High School. Susan is a National Board Certified Teacher. She has served as a County Environmental Liaison for the past fourteen years. Susan is the recipient of several awards including being named the 2013-2014 Walt Schrader Environmental Educator of the Year. She believes she is able to reach struggling students because of adversities she had to overcome as a learner. She believes her hardships as a learner turned into her greatest contributions to education and allow her to reach even her most struggling students.