Miss Grinstead has been selected by the faculty and staff as Sue Cleveland’s Teacher of the Year.  She is one of the fifth grade teachers at our school and lovingly calls her class: Grinstead’s Gorillas.  

This fifth grade teacher is in her eighteenth year of teaching, five of which have been at Sue Cleveland.  She has taught both fifth and sixth grades.  She completed her BA in elementary education from Bob Jones University and then earned a master’s degree in the area of special education.   

Miss Grinstead has four sisters, of which she is the youngest.  Currently, she has five nieces and one nephew and likes to take them shopping and to amusement parks.  “I love the roller coasters best,” she says.  “One time, I lost my glasses while on a roller coaster, but luckily someone found them.  I thought I would be in so much trouble!”  Family is important to Miss Grinstead and she spends most of her free time with them.     

As Teacher of the Year, Miss Grinstead was honored at a special luncheon given in appreciation of all Greenville County Teachers of the Year for 2010, had her picture taken for the Greenville News and gets to park in a special reserved space in front of the school building. 

“I love school!” quoted Miss Grinstead.  “I have been in school for a very long time: first as the student, and then as a teacher.  I don’t think I will ever leave!  I get so excited over the summer—I can’t wait to get back to school and meet my new students!” 

Congratulations to our 2010-2011 Teacher of the Year!