Teacher of the Year/Classified Employee of the Year Banquet 2026
April 14, 2026
It was an amazing night filled with excitement and celebrations as the Cabot School District held its Teacher of the Year and Classified Employee of the Year Banquet!
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫:
Congratulations to Ashley Walton, who was named the 2025-2026 Cabot Public Schools Teacher of the Year! Mrs. Walton was also named Elementary Teacher of the Year and Northside Elementary Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Walton is a 1st grade teacher and has been an educator for 15 years. She is now eligible to compete for Arkansas Teacher of the Year.
Also congratulations to:
*Secondary Teacher of the Year - Cabot High School’s Maggie Ashburn
*Mid-Level Teacher of the Year - Cabot Junior High South's Mary Beth West
(Mrs. West was celebrating a special family moment and could not attend the banquet, so we surprised her a day early).
Congratulations again to all our school site winners!
Central Elementary - Erin Bradley
Eastside Elementary - Jessica House
Magness Creek Elementary - Ashley Morales
Mountain Springs Elementary - Victoria Smith
Northside Elementary - Ashley Walton
Southside Elementary - Meagan Stewart
Stagecoach Elementary - Christy Lyons
Ward Central Elementary - Tara Burke
Westside Elementary - Mandy Coen
Cabot Middle School North - Paige Brown
Cabot Middle School South - Daniel Fuller
Cabot Junior High North - Taylor Bunting
Cabot Junior High South - Mary Beth West
Cabot Freshman Academy - Anthony Shepherd
Cabot High School - Maggie Ashburn
CPA/CLA - Rita House
Cabot Learning Academy - Elizabeth Walker
Pre-K South - Denise Trezza
𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫:
Seven of our outstanding Classified Employee of the Year winners were also celebrated at Thursday night's banquet.
Paraprofessional Employee of the Year - Jackie Hamilton - Eastside Elementary
Child Nutrition Employee of the Year - Sandy Weeks - Westside Elementary
Transportation Employee of the Year - Kristy Sirmans - Cabot High School
Office & Technical Employee of the Year - Dina Hicks - Cabot High School
Maintenance, Operations, and Facilities Employee of the Year - Anthony (Spyder) Webb - Cabot Freshman Academy
Special Programs Employee of the Year - Chelsea Tompkins - Cabot Learning Academy
Support Services Employee of the Year - Jordan Boris - Central Administrative Office.
A special thank you to Centennial Bank, Cabot Classroom Teachers Association, and the Cabot Panther Foundation for sponsoring this outstanding program! Also, thank you to First Baptist Cabot for allowing us to use their facility.
Also, thank you to our administrators, principals, Central Office staff, and school board members for their support in celebrating these outstanding educators!
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