Ruth Wilcox, the media coordinator at Paisley IB
Magnet School, is one of four finalists for N.C. School Library Media
Association Media Coordinator of the Year.
The association chose one finalist from each of four
regions in the state. Cox is representing the Piedmont West Region.
Wilcox said that she is more than surprised at
becoming a finalist. “How about ‘flabbergasted!’?, she said. “I just keep
trying every year to do something new to help more students, encourage them,
motivate them, teach them and support teachers in any way I can. I never
feel like I do enough."
Wilcox said that, without her assistant, Grace
Sheran, the media program at Paisley would not be nearly as successful as it
is.
“She is creative and very tech savvy,” Wilcox said. “She
makes me look good. Our principal, Gary Cone, has been a huge champion of
me and the media program along with our high school English teacher, Marshall
Marvelli. Both wrote glowing recommendations when Dr. Cone nominated me for the
award. And finally, the faculty and staff at Paisley are amazing in their
dedication to kids; that keeps me coming in every day with a smile.”
This is Wilcox’s 25th year in education. After
teaching high school English for 13 years – seven of those at Glenn High
School – she became a media coordinator. She served at Whitaker Elementary for
nine years and this is her third year at Paisley.
“Lisa Turner, who was a media coordinator at Glenn High
School and is now at Southeast Middle, and Charlene Motsinger-Surratt at Glenn
(now retired) both encouraged me to go into media and have mentored me along
the way,” Wilcox said. “It seemed a natural progression from teaching
English to media.”
The winner will be announced during the
association’s annual conference, which opens Oct. 10 in Winston-Salem. The other
finalists are Ellen Bryson, Kitty Hawk Elementary School; Pamela Sands, New
Century International Middle School (Cumberland County); Tonya Fletcher,
Franklin Elementary School (Surry County).
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