North Carolina Teacher of the Year Archives

NC Teacher of the Year Gets ‘Thrown Out of a Plane’

July 25, 2012. Includes video! Darcy Grimes, third grade teacher at Bethel Elementary, has had the opportunity to experience a lot of interesting and exciting things since being named North Carolina Teacher of the Year for 2012-2013. However, last week she got to sign her life away to engage in an activity she had previously never considered: skydiving. And it was all caught on tape.
BY GREG HINCE

Bethel Elementary School Third Grade Teacher Darcy Grimes is 2012 North Carolina Teacher of the Year

May 3, 2012. Darcy Grimes, a third grade teacher at Bethel Elementary School, has won the title of North Carolina Teacher of the Year from among the 97,000 teachers in North Carolina public schools. The award was announced today in Raleigh at an awards ceremony honoring the nine finalists for the state Teacher of the Year.