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Kristen Sheppard first felt nervous about teaching at Coal Mountain. Now, she can’t picture herself anywhere else.
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Kristen Sheppard, third-grade teacher at Coal Mountain Elementary School, is the Forsyth County News’ Teacher of the Month for December. - photo by Sabrina Kerns
Sabrina Kerns
FCN staff
Updated: Jan 18, 2023, 5:49 PM
Published: Jan 18, 2023, 5:50 PM
The Forsyth County News’ December Teacher of the Month talked with us about what it’s been like finally working in the community she lives in, how she got into teaching and why she has such a love for third graders.
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Kids and parents have a water fight in Thorngate, a neighborhood near Kelly Mill Elementary School, after the students finished their last day of school on Thursday, May 22, 2025.

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