Mabry teacher named Cobb middle school teacher of the year

Cobb middle school teacher of the year, Michelle Gottenberg, Mabry Middle School

The Cobb County School District on Thursday named its school-level teachers of the year, and they include Michelle Gottenberg of Mabry Middle School.

She’s the district’s Middle School teacher of the year, and was surprised by the honor last week as teachers returned for a new school year:

“I can’t believe it! This is surreal! It will take me some time to process this. What an incredible honor!”

Gottenberg has taught 7th grade English and language arts at Mabry for seven years, and has been in the district for 11 years. Here’s principal Jonathan Tanner

“She has an ability to genuinely connect with students. Her dedication and drive to support the academic progress of her students and her innovative, creative lessons truly engage and inspire her students to achieve at higher levels. She is an amazing asset for our school!”

The district named Darline Douangvilay of City View Elementary School the elementary school teacher of the year and Beth Foster of Osborne High School as the high school teacher of the year.

One of those three will be named the district’s overall teacher of the year later in the fall.

In 2018, the Cobb teacher of the year was Fred Veeder, a 7th grade math teacher at Dodgen Middle School.

Last year, Lassiter English teacher Hilary Minich was named the Cobb high school teacher of the year.

Michelle Gottenberg, Mabry Middle School, Cobb teacher of the year