On Thursday it was the Cobb Chamber of Commerce’s turn to pay tribute to Dodgen teacher Fred Veeder, the Cobb County School District’s 2018 teacher of the year.
We posted earlier about how he got the news in a big surprise right before the school year about being the district’s middle school teacher of the year, and then the overall recipient.
With that latter designation comes a special “Give Our Students A Hand” event sponsored by the Cobb Chamber of Commerce on the Marietta Square, along with honorees from Marietta City Schools. Due to the rainy weather, they weren’t able to make the presentation outdoors, as is the custom, but repaired indoors instead to the Strand Theatre.
Here’s more about Veeder from Nan Kiel of CCSD, who also passed along the photo above, as he’s flanked by Cobb Chamber CEO Sharon Mason and Cobb schools superintendent Chris Ragsdale.
Veeder also was joined by his principal, Loralee Hill, and previous Dodgen associates also gave testimonials to his dedication as a 7th grade math teacher. Explained Veeder:
“On the first day of school, I always promise my kids two things: I promise them that I will never yell at them and I promise them to do my best every day, and, ‘I’m expecting your best every day.’”
There’s another related event coming up on Oct. 23, a Cobb Teacher of the Year pep rally at Roswell Street Baptist Church. Every school’s teacher of the year will be honored, and Veeder and other finalists will get to pick a car from the Ed Voyles dealerships that they’ll get to drive free for a year.
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