 You need a financial advisor with the freedom to focus on your specific needs. Whatever your goals, Reid Potter can create a game plan tailored to you. Call Reid at 432-0777 at Pikeville, Kentucky to learn more. A Johnson Central Educator is being recognized as the American History Teacher of the Year in the state of Kentucky. Really, you know, I've been nominated for some teacher awards before and so I kind of understood the process but never really thinking that I may actually have a chance to win this American History Teacher Award. So, yeah, I mean, it was, you know, getting a chance to just be nominated was, I mean, that's great in itself and then, you know, to win a statewide award like that. I mean, that's unbelievable. Van Hoos is the recipient of the 2022 Dr. Tom and Betty Lawrence American History Teacher Award presented by the Kentucky Society of Sons of the American Revolution. He will be recognized at UK's Spindletop Hall on March 12th. Hopefully I don't have to say too many words. I don't have to give a big speech, but I mean, it's just an honor to be able to go through the whole process. And, you know, now that, you know, I'm up for possibly getting this National Teacher Award, I mean, that involves some monetary stop-ins and, you know, what could help with some additional professional development training. So, you know, I look forward to that. Van Hoos included that he has received many awards in his career, including being named Kentucky Mr. Basketball in 1998. And according to him, the American History Teacher Award is at the top of his list. I love Mr. Van Hoos. He is awesome. His personality is just so uplifting and he incorporates like new technology and like how we are students into his lesson plans. I think Mr. Van Hoos really deserves this award. He really gets everybody involved. And not only does he want to be a teacher, he is always there for you and wants to be a friend. Social studies is definitely not my thing. And it's just very awesome how well I've learned. You know, a lot of people think history is boring. It's names and dates, but it's so much more than that. And if you can make it come alive and make it exciting for the students, you can see that excitement. That's really what makes it worthwhile. Reporting from Mountain Top News, I'm Ethan Miller.