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Each teacher receives $5,000 cash and a podcast feature

Misty Burgess and Hailey Ellzey, business teachers at Greenbrier High School, have been honored with the prestigious Honored National Teaching Award for May 2025. As part of their honor, they each received a $5,000 cash award and were featured on Inspiring Teachers: The Honored Podcast.

Hailey Ellzey was nominated by student Jenna Whitley, who celebrated her for inspiring students to step outside their comfort zone and consistently recognizing their growth. Misty Burgess was nominated by student Zandrea Story, who shared how Misty empowers her students to think critically and helps them build a foundation for the future.

Both of these teachers are involved in Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), and through their pre-professional classes, they are setting students up for personal and professional growth. Their positive impact has been witnessed both inside and outside of the classroom as they help students learn how to adapt to and thrive in a fast-changing world.

In Jenna’s words, “When we go into Ms. Hailey’s class, it feels like home. She always makes us excited to come to class, and it’s something to look forward to.” In Zandrea’s words, Mrs. Burgess “has made me the best version of myself. She’s made me step outside of my comfort zone.”

To hear more about the inspiring impact of Hailey Ellzey’s and Misty Burgess’s teaching, listen to their stories at https://www.honored.org/our-honorees/ or https://honored.podbean.com/.

Honored is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to keeping great teachers in the classroom and inspiring a new generation of talent to pursue teaching. Each month of the school year, Honored shines a spotlight on a teacher who has changed the life of a single student. The Honoree receives a $5,000 cash award, and Honored shares their story on their podcast and social media. Honorees are selected from Pre-K-12 teachers of all subjects at public, private, and charter schools across the country.

For more information about Honored, visit honored.org.  To nominate a teacher, visit honored.org/nominate.  For regular updates on Honored and our monthly Honorees, follow and like us on facebook.com/Honored.org, twitter.com/honored, https://www.tiktok.com/@honoredteachers, and instagram.com/honored. You can also listen to our podcast at https://honored.podbean.com/.

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