HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A math teacher at Atlee High School has been named Hanover County Public Schools’ Teacher of the Year.
Avanti Yamamoto, a math teacher at Atlee High School, will now compete for the Virginia Department of Education’s Region I Teacher of the Year Award.
Yamamoto is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and James Madison University. She has been teaching Algebra II and Precalculus at Atlee since 2016.
According to the school district, Yamamoto is also a sponsor for the school’s Key Club, which collects toys for Toys for Tots, creates dog toys for the SPCA and makes cards for nursing homes in the area.
“This recognition is not about me — it’s about my students, the ones who made me a teacher,” Yamamoto said. “Everyone that has crossed the threshold of room 909 has taught me something about what it means to be an effective teacher. This recognition is for every student I have ever had, they are the reason I received this honor.”
