CENTRAL — The School District of Pickens County recently named Southern Wesleyan University graduate Garrett Morgan as Dacusville Middle School’s teacher of the year.

“To be named teacher of the year is truly an amazing feeling,” said Morgan, who teaches eighth-grade social studies. “I work with so many great teachers that it is hard to believe I was singled out among them this way.”

Since he graduated from Southern Wesleyan with a psychology degree, Morgan didn’t give much thought to the possibility of becoming a teacher, but after doing some substitute teaching and getting to know his students, he started thinking seriously about a career in education.

“Personally, I completed the PACE (Program of Alternative

You must be logged in to view this content.