A teacher is chosen by the faculty each year to represent Northwest Middle School at the district level.
Mrs. Lisa Lee-Brundridge is our 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year.
A message from Mrs. Brundridge:
I am honored to teach at one of the best middle schools in the nation as we are designated as a “Schools to Watch” school twice. I am also honored to be chosen by my colleagues as the 2024-25 Teacher of the Year as well as chosen as one of the Top Ten Teachers in our district of over 6000 teachers. The work we do as teachers is not done alone. We all know it takes a village, this great community of people working together to invest in our future, our precious children. I would just like to encourage everyone as we embark upon a new school year to purposely go out and “Find Your People.” When I tell educators to “Find Your People” I am encouraging first year teachers to find your support system for those tough days and for veteran teachers to seek out and support those teachers new to our building. When I say “Find Your People” to administrators, I mean for you to continue to seek out those teacher leaders as well as members of our community and allow them to help you with this important work. To parents and students, I want you to know that WE are Your People. As educators, our heart is our community. Our purpose is to help your child learn and grow, academically, socially, and emotionally and feel a sense of belonging to their community. Brene Brown stated that “true belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are. It requires us to BE who we are.” She once interviewed an eighth grader asking the difference between belonging and fitting in and he said, “If I get to be me, I belong. If I get to be like you, I fit in.” How profound is that from an 8th grader. Our theme this year is “Belief in Growth.” I encourage everyone to support each other in our own individual growth by doing these four things: Find your people! Be here! Be you! Belong!
Congratulations Mrs. Brundridge!
| 2024-2025 | Lisa Brundridge | Top 10 Finalist | |||
| 2023-2024 | Caroline Creel | Top 10 Finalist | 2022-2023 | Michelle Stein | Top 10 Finalist |
| 2021-2022 | Derrick Epps | 2020-2021 | Ellen Green | ||
| 2019-2020 | Debra Whatley | 2018-2019 | Tariq Caudle | ||
| 2017-2018 | Hillary Huskey | 2016-2017 | Krissy Black | ||
| 2015-2016 | Keri Reaney | 2014-2015 | Jake Mitchell | ||
| 2013-2014 | Anne Kelsey-Zibert | Greenville County Teacher of the Year | 2012-2013 | Kathi Christy | |
| 2011-2012 | Jeff Edwards | 2010-2011 | David Deighton | ||
| 2009-2010 | Bobby Powell | 2008-2009 | Susan McCoy | Top 10 Finalist | |
| 2007-2008 | Lisa Brundridge | Top 10 Finalist | 2006-2007 | Leah Simpson | Top 10 Finalist |
| 2005-2006 | Betsy Smith | Top 10 Finalist | 2004-2005 | Sandy Bailey | Top 10 Finalist |
| 2003-2004 | Janet Atkins | Top 10 Finalist | 2002-2003 | Lynn Taylor | |
| 2001-2002 | Suzanne Glattli | 2000-2001 | Mary Linder | ||
| 1999-2000 | Lynn Laws | 1998-1999 | Curt Matthews | ||
| 1997-1998 | Teresa Blankenship | 1996-1997 | Kyndal Gravely | ||
| 1995-1996 | Lynn Duncan | Top 10 Finalist | 1994-1995 | Debra Glenn | |
| 1993-1994 | Nell Miller | 1992-1993 | Shannon Pratt | ||
| 1991-1992 | Walt Cottingham | 1990-1991 | Marcia DuRant | ||
| 1989-1990 | Ginger Penick | 1988-1989 | Janell Puckett | ||
| 1987-1988 | Daisy Green | 1986-1987 | Nell Miller | ||
| 1985-1986 | Walt Cottingham | 1984-1985 | Sandy Mitchell | ||
| 1983-1984 | Janell Puckett | 1982-1983 | Nelle Cox | ||
| 1981-1982 | 1980-1981 | Mary Ellen Guest | |||
| 1979-1980 | Vickie Ince | 1978-1979 | Sidney Skardon | ||
| 1977-1978 | Bob Powell | 1976-1977 | Brenda Deener | ||
| 1975-1976 | Marc Craig | 1974-1975 | Mardie Fillippeli | ||
| 1973-1974 | Rosa Smith |