Photo: Representatives of Arvest Bank presented Mountain Home High School Teacher Josh Baker with a $500 award as part of the bank’s We ♥ Teachers campaign. On hand for the presentation were (left to right) Brent Bogy, Sally Gilbert (Arvest), Kyle Davidson (Arvest), Baker, Carson White, Aaron Morris and Dr. Jake Long, Superintendent, Mountain Home School District.
Teachers in Mountain Home, Cotter and Norfork have received $500 awards from Arvest Bank. Awards were given to teachers throughout the bank’s four-state footprint. Arvest officials say 131 awards, totaling $65,500, are being given this year.
In Baxter County, awards went to Josh Baker from Mountain Home High School Career Academy, Alexa Bateman from the Cotter School District and Carla Sutterfield from the Norfork School District.
Photo: Representatives of Arvest Bank presented Cotter school teacher Alexa Bateman with a $500 award as part of the bank’s We ♥ Teachers campaign. On hand for the presentation (left to right) were Airl Cheek, Cindy Sutterfield (Arvest), teacher Alexa Bateman and Vickie Crisenbery, David McBee, Stacie Goldsmith and Jaren Beavers, all with Arvest.
Photo: Representatives of Arvest Bank presented Norfork school teacher Carla Sutterfield with a $500 award as part of the bank’s We ♥ Teachers campaign. On hand for the presentation (left to right) were David McBee and Sally Gilbert (Arvest), Norfork teacher Carla Sutterfield and Dawn Cotter (Arvest).
The winning teachers will use their $500 awards toward enriching the classroom learning experience.
The Arvest initiative to honor educators was launched on Oct. 7. Nominations were accepted via the Arvest Bank Facebook page.
“Teachers in every grade level have the tremendous responsibility to educate and inspire our children, so we are thrilled to be able to support their work in this way,” says Sally Gilbert, market president of Arvest Bank in Mountain Home.
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