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We are excited to announce that Catherine Cortright is Millbrook Magnet High School's 2024-25 Teacher of the Year! With 18 years of teaching experience, Catherine has made a significant impact on our school community, inspiring students and colleagues alike. Catherine began her teaching career at TC Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, where she spent seven years before returning to North Carolina. Now in her 11th year at Millbrook, she teaches English 10 and she has also embraced leadership roles as the graduation coordinator (managing this huge responsibility with calm and grace), the English 10 PLC Leader (with exceptional success in EOC proficiency), the Yearbook Advisor, and Newspaper Advisor, as well.
We are excited to announce that Catherine Cortright is Millbrook Magnet High School's 2024-25 Teacher of the Year! With 18 years of teaching experience, Catherine has made a significant impact on our school community, inspiring students and colleagues alike. Catherine began her teaching career at TC Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, where she spent seven years before returning to North Carolina. Now in her 11th year at Millbrook, she teaches English 10 and she has also embraced leadership roles as the graduation coordinator (managing this huge responsibility with calm and grace), the English 10 PLC Leader (with exceptional success in EOC proficiency), the Yearbook Advisor, and Newspaper Advisor, as well. 
Congratulations is also in order for Ms. Allison Nidiffer, Horticulture / Sustainable Agriculture teacher, for being selected by administration as this year's top first-year teacher, and the recipient of Millbrook's Diane Kent-Parker distinction. Allison has been with us since New Year's 2024 and has demonstrated professionalism beyond her years, a willingness to learn from colleagues, and a drive to engage the students that makes her a natural fit within her immediate Agriculture department of CTE. She organized the Dana King Day of Service this year and she's been an active part of several FFA projects and trips already.
