Christy Calcagno
Morning Anchor at WLTX-TV (Columbia, SC)
Morning Anchor at @WLTX | NY native 🍎| @IthacaCollege Alumna 💣| Bringing a voice to the voiceless | Story idea? Email: [email protected]
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3 days ago |
wltx.com | Christy Calcagno
ELGIN, S.C. — The final days of third grade weren’t just about finishing assignments. The final days were about reflecting on how far students have come at Bookman Road Elementary School. Mrs. Salina Jeffcoat spent the last couple of days looking back on the year with her students. "Teaching is my jam," says Mrs. Jeffcoat. Originally from Charleston, Mrs. Jeffcoat's journey to teaching wasn’t straightforward. “I actually started out as a nursing major but wasn’t quite my thing.
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1 week ago |
wltx.com | Christy Calcagno
COLUMBIA, S.C. — In Mrs. Hannah Farmer's kindergarten classroom at Caughman Road Elementary, the only thing sweeter than popsicles is the teacher leading the lesson. "I still have students I taught in my very first year who reach out. It means the world to me. Honestly, there's nothing else I'd rather do," says Farmer. Hannah Farmer wanted to be an educator since she was in kindergarten. "I said at my kindergarten graduation that I wanted to be a teacher when I grow up.
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3 weeks ago |
wltx.com | Christy Calcagno
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Surrounded by screams, cheers and tears from the entire 8th grade class at Summit Parkway Middle School, Mrs. Deidre Moore walked into a moment she'll never forget. For her, teaching isn't just a job, it's a calling that started long before she ever stepped into a classroom. "This is my 11th year, officially, but some have said that I'm an educator and I've been educating people my whole life, teaching life lessons," says Mrs. Moore. And teaching runs in the family.
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1 month ago |
wltx.com | Christy Calcagno
IRMO, S.C. — Our next News19 Teacher of the Week is Mrs. Lisa Knoche at H.E. Corley Elementary School. She is an Upper Montessori teacher and says learning goes well beyond textbooks and test scores. "Mrs. Knoche is like the best teacher I've had by far my entire, like, six years at the school," says Victoria Massanet, one of Mrs. Knoche's students. "I want them to leave with confidence. I want them to be a good citizen… Yes, it's about academics, but just being a good person," says Mrs. Knoche.
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1 month ago |
wltx.com | Christy Calcagno
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Whether dancing, singing, or handing out hugs, Ms. LaKisha Dunn is always there for her special education students at Meadowfield Elementary School. “I was never trained and certified for this. It just kind of fell in my lap, and I absolutely love it. Wouldn't change what I do. Wouldn't want to do anything else," says Ms. Dunn. But she doesn’t do it alone. She says God guides her path. “I know God has a purpose for me. He keeps showing me day by day," says Ms. Dunn.
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