‘A great mentor:’ White named Kiwanis Teacher of the Month
Published 12:53 pm Thursday, April 13, 2017
- Pictured (left to right) are Pell City Kiwanis President Jonathan Brogdon, Coosa Valley Elementary School Principal Jennifer Hannah, Kiwanis Teacher of the Month Keith White and Kiwanis Teacher of the Month Committee Chair David Jackson at the award presentation on Thursday, April 6. Photo by Urainah Glidewell.
The Pell City Kiwanis Teacher of the Month for April was awarded to Keith White, who has been teaching art in the Pell City School System for the past 25 years. White was recently named the Coosa Valley Elementary School Teacher of the Year for 2016-2017.
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“Mr. White shows children they can create art, even if they aren’t artistic,” said Jennifer Hannah, principal for Coosa Valley. “He is a great mentor to all of the students.”
Art created by White’s students adorn the halls of the local elementary schools. Students are taught not only technique in a variety of mediums, but also about art history. Recently, White’s students at Walter M. Kennedy created art in the style of Georgia O’Keefe.
White taught at Coosa Valley for seven years, Pell City High School for seven years, and has taught at both Coosa Valley and Walter M. Kennedy Elementary schools for the past 11 years—teaching art in the fall at Coosa Valley and spring at Walter M. Kennedy. White also heads art club and drum ensemble at both schools.
“I am very blessed to serve the Pell City School System,” White said. “My parents and my brother Ronnie White, who passed away in 2005, instilled in me to be a person that wants to serve the community.
Hannah added, “We appreciate what Kiwanis does for the community. It is nice to be recognized for the positive things we are doing in our schools.”
Kiwanis International has more than 600,000 members in over 80 countries, including their subsidiaries Key Club and Circle K. Kiwanis encourages local clubs to be creative in meeting the needs of children through projects and fundraising efforts.
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Pell City Kiwanis, along with the Pell City High School Key Club, recently held a fundraiser reading radio ads raising over $5700 for local projects. Kiwanis members participate in Reading is Fundamental by reading to students at Head Start and donating books to classrooms in the Pell City School System.
Pell City Kiwanis meets the first and third Thursday of every month at the Pell City Civic Center. For more information on becoming a member, visit www.kiwanis.org.
