A dinner was held on May 14 to honor each campus' Teacher of the Year. A. T. Stewart's Teacher of the Year was Mrs. Rikkita Watson. A seperate campus reception was held for Mrs. Watson the week before.

Here is what Mrs. Watson has to say about being a teacher:

To love something so much that you want to teach it to others is why I became a teacher.  I am Rikkita Devers-Watson.  I am the 5^th child of six children; five girls and one boy.  I was born and raised in a close knit family in Marshall, Texas.   I graduated from Marshall High School where I played basketball, volleyball, I was an officer in the student council, and I participated in the choir.  I received a full academic scholarship to Wiley College where I graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration.  While in college, I became part of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.  After graduating from Wiley, I received an internship from Southside Bank to learn about banking.  After my internship, I was offered a job as a retail banker with Woodforest National Bank.  I witnessed a lot of adults having difficulties with balancing their accounts and understanding budgeting.  After helping people in these areas, the mathematical aspects were becoming a passion for me and that’s when I decided to get certified as a teacher. 

            I really enjoy helping middle school aged students because they are beginning to find out who they truly are.  I want to assure that the talents I have been blessed with will be used to teach others and allow them to reach the goals they have set for themselves.

I started tutoring students in the AVID program at A.T. Stewart Middle School and that’s when my love for teaching started to really blossom.  I knew that I wanted to teach and that I wanted to teach math.  Receiving my first teaching assignment in Tyler Independent School District at A.T. Stewart Middle School has been one of my most exciting accomplishments

		A.T. STEWART MIDDLE SCHOOL PRESENTS “WE’VE GOT THE POWER” ENRICHMENT CELEBRATION May 31, 2013 9:00AM Stewart’s Gymnasium KEY NOTE SPEAKER: KEITH DAVIS, FORMER NFL PLAYER FOR THE NEW YORK GIANTS ALONG WITH SPECIAL GUEST: RANDALL HARRIS, PROFESSIONAL BODY BUILDER PLEASE COME OUT and help us INSPIRE, MOTIVATE and CELEBRATE our students with a Full day of Planned Activities.  School Carnival consisting of games, food & fun for our G-POWER students beginning at 12:30-3:15pm
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