Myrtle Beach: Teacher of the Month | April, 2020
Creativity and the willingness to approach a task from a different perspective are valued traits, especially during a pandemic, and they also help illustrate why Ben Golden was named Rockin’ Jump’s Teacher of the Month in April. With schools in a COVID-19 induced...
Myrtle Beach: Teacher of the Month | March, 2020
Teaching was always part of Faith Lapham’s life – both of her parents were educators – but it was a life-changing accident that pushed her to follow in their footsteps. Lapham, who grew up in Aynor, was a dance major at Columbia College, dreaming of life...
Myrtle Beach: Teacher of the Month | February, 2020
When RJ, Rockin’ Jump’s ever-popular mascot, rolled into Emilee Best’s fourth grade classroom, she assumed the principal was taking him to see kids throughout the school. After a few seconds of surprise, Best realized RJ was there to present her with Rockin’ Jump’s...
Myrtle Beach: Teacher of the Month | January, 2020
Heather Lewis always wanted to be a teacher. When she was in the second grade, writing on the chalkboard (yes, teachers really used to write with chalk!) was her motivation. When she was in high school, Lewis was part of the Teacher Cadet Program, an initiative that...