Northwest Middle School Teacher of the Year

Mrs. Lisa Lee-Brundridge

Mrs. BrundridgeA 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!

Past Teachers of the Year

2025-2026 Leonardo Sanchez  
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