Hancock County Literacy Spotlights

• Kim Porter is our Spotlight Teacher for South Hancock Elementary. Kim teaches 2nd grade Reading, Writing/ELA at South and loves teaching!! Anyone that knows Ms. Porter knows that she has always gone above and beyond for her school and her students! This year makes 27 years in the classroom for Ms. Porter! All of her years have been at South Hancock! She has taught 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade in the general ed classroom. Mrs. Porter also taught Reading Recovery as a reading intervention teacher for many, many years. Mrs. Porter wanted to become a teacher because she loves being with young people and loves watching them learn how to do new things. She said she also had some great elementary teachers who encouraged her to work hard and reach for her goals and wanted to be able to inspire others to reach for their dreams as well! She was inspired to become a teacher by Mrs. Joy Beth Emerson, her 1st grade teacher; Mr. John Morton, her middle school band teacher, and Sergeant Parker, her high school ROTC instructor! Mrs. Porter's favorite quote is, "Behind every child who believes in themselves is a teacher who believed in them first." Her favorite hobbies are reading, playing with her dog, amusement parks and clogging. She doesn't have one season that she likes more than the others. She said, "I love them all - each for a different reason." Mrs. Porter has been married for 30 years to Ryan and has three children; Mason -21, Jayden-17 and Brooklyn-16. She also has an Australian Shepherd - Lexi Jane - that is 3 years old. Mrs. Porter was trained in Orton-Gillingham methodology by the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education and applies all of her years of experience in the classroom each day! Thank you, Ms. Porter for all of your years of serving others!

North Hancock's Spotlight Teacher is Mrs. Stacy Singleton. Stacy has been teaching 20 years: 1 year in 5th at Hawesville Elementary School, 2 years in 1st at North Hancock, and 17 years in Kindergarten at North! Stacy is a Hancock County native and was raised in Lewisport. Stacy said she decided to be a teacher when she taught/took care of the after school kids at WeeCare daycare at Lewisport Baptist while attending college at OCC (OCTC) the year after she graduated from high school. She said she loved it so much she decided to pursue a degree in elementary education! Stacy said she was inspired by some great teachers that she had at Lewisport Elementary: Mrs. Craighead, Mrs. Lawhorn, and then Eddie Price at HCHS!

Ms. Singleton's favorite hobbies are camping, flower gardening, being a mom and attending anything her kids are doing! Her favorite season is Fall because she loves the cooler weather and God’s beautiful creation with all the colors!

Stacy has been married to Ryan for 22 years and has 2 sons James 18, and Jonah 15, a foster daughter, (hopefully soon to be forever daughter) Kennedy 6 years old. She also has 3 labs-Jake, Molly, and Harley and a cat named Pearl and a kitten named Cutie Pie.

Ms. Singelton is trained in Orton Gillingham through the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education and utilizes it in her classroom daily to reach ALL students! We're thankful for Ms. Singleton and all she does for her students!