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Gainesville teacher of the year promotes cooking, hard work
McPherson honored for instilling students with job skills, passion for culinary arts
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Gainesville High's Chef Whittney McPherson works with her introduction to culinary class in the school's kitchen recently. McPherson has been awarded Gainesville City School's Teacher of the YEar.
The smell of chicken being sauteed by her students is just one reason Whittney McPherson pulls herself out of bed in Dahlonega and commutes to Gainesville High School. Another reason is to make sure her culinary arts students are ready for a job when they graduate. “It’s all about them learning job skills,” said McPherson, who was recently named Teacher of the Year for Gainesville City Schools.