Adairsville HS Educator Named Bartow Teacher Of The Year

CARTERSVILLE, GA — Tears, laughter, and loud applause electrified the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville as Kaylie Noe was named Bartow County School System Teacher of the Year.

“I am incredibly honored and humbled to receive the title,” Noe said. “There are so many
amazing teachers at Adairsville High School and in Bartow County; I feel truly blessed to have even been nominated as Teacher of the Year much less to be chosen overall.”

Noe, in her eighth year at Adairsville High School, earned her bachelor's degree in Education and Spanish from Kennesaw State University. She now serves as a member of the Leadership, Instructional, and Operational Teams, Student Support Team Coordinator to help at-risk students, and Department Chair for the Foreign Language Department. Noe is also the head competition and football cheerleading coach at Adairsville High School.

“My high school Spanish teacher, Mrs. Simmons, is the reason I decided to become a Spanish
teacher – she made me excited to come to class each day and learn, and I decided I wanted to
have that same impact on students,” Noe said.

That awe-inspiring ability to connect with students resonates with cheerleader Addie Joslin.

“She has taught me to work hard and don’t be scared to run after my goals for myself,” Joslin said. “She also pushes us to do our best, and her classroom is a safe place to try, even if we do not succeed.”

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Jessica Lee, a pre-K teacher at Emerson Elementary School, and Aubrey Berg, an art teacher
from South Central Middle School, join Noe as Bartow County Teacher of the Year finalists.

Other Teachers of the Year honored at the Nov. 1 banquet were Danyalle Eckert from
Adairsville Elementary, Elizabeth Massengale from Allatoona Elementary, Christy Abernathy
from Clear Creek Elementary, Amanda Stover from Cloverleaf Elementary, Teresa Cates from
Euharlee Elementary, Andrew May from Hamilton Crossing Elementary, Heather Moulder from
Kingston Elementary, Donna Guyton from Mission Road Elementary, Morgan King from Pine
Log Elementary, Ellen Greer from Taylorsville Elementary, Julie VanTonder from White
Elementary, Emily Stewart from Adairsville Middle, Cheyanne Bagwell from Cass Middle,
Chris Taylor from Woodland Middle, Cicily Hardin from Bartow County College and Career
Academy, Stefanie Rolen from Cass High, and Tammy Queen from Woodland High.

“To know that I’m among the best of the best is very humbling and very exciting for me,” said Bartow County School System Superintendent Dr. Phillip Page. “I encourage these teachers, as instructional and building leaders, to make an even greater impact on their schools by helping other colleagues attain new levels of success.”

Collectively, the group received more than $13,500 in prizes from 40 different sponsors across
Bartow County and beyond.

“My advice for other teachers in the system would be to love your students like they are your
own – that will help you to do any and everything to ensure their success both inside and outside
the classroom,” said Noe. “Make sure they know you love them. I am the teacher I am because
of my amazing students – they push me to be better.”

Noe will now represent the Bartow County School District in the Georgia Teacher of the Year
competition next spring.

Photo: Kaylie Noe. Credit: Bartow County Schools