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KCSDs Walker named STAR teacher
Helen Walker WEB
Helen Walker (second from right) was selected with other educators from across the state to participate in the STAR retreat at Seabrook Island.
Kershaw County School District’s 2011-2012 District Teacher of the Year (DTOY) and 2012-2013 S.C. Honor Roll Teacher (HRT) Helen Walker was selected as one of ten South Carolina educators to participate in Strategies for Teacher Advancement and Renewal (STAR) in March. Walker is a music teacher at Doby’s Mill Elementary School (DMES) and Baron-DeKalb Elementary School. STAR is a bi-annual "reward and recognition program for outstanding South Carolina veteran teachers" sponsored by the Foundation for Professional Development and Palmetto State Teachers Association (PTSA).