Sarah Ivey is Eagle Tire Pros teacher of the week

By Charlotte Underwood 

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF) – We’ve all had that teacher who inspired us or helped in some way. That’s why WLAF and Eagle Tire Pros salute one of our hard working educators with a weekly feature. Teachers make a difference in their students lives each and every day. For many students, having a teacher who cares and goes that extra mile can be the difference in a successful education and graduation.

This week’s featured educator is Sarah Ivey.

She is originally from Lake City, but currently resides in LaFollette.

Ivey is the choir director and music history teacher at Campbell County High School and has been teaching for 17 years.

She is an Anderson County High School graduate and received her teaching license from what is now University of the Cumberlands.

Her greatest inspirations for her teaching career has been “all of her music teachers and professors” through the years, beginning with her elementary music teacher Amy Leach and her middle school band director Ed Niedens, she said.

“Both saw potential in me and suggested I pursue music,” Ivey said. 

She was also inspired by her high school French teacher Madame Livingston who taught her “How to be the teacher she wanted to be.”

“Her adoration for the language and culture was absolutely infectious and I knew if I could be that passionate about what I do, I would win over just about any student in my class,” Ivey said. 

Her favorite part of teaching is “sharing her greatest joy in the world with young people.”

“My kids are what keep me going, even on the hardest days. There is never a day that we don’t laugh together no matter what struggles we go through,” Ivey said.

Her main objective is “acceptance of all students, no matter what.”

“My expectation of them is that they do the same in return to others and through that we create a safe space to grow and succeed. Together, we are a team and essentially a family,” she said.

Every Thursday, WLAF’s Charlotte Underwood features the WLAF – Eagle Tire Pros teacher of the week. That educator also receives a free oil change from Eagle Tire Pros. To nominate a teacher for teacher of the week honors, please send your nomination to wlaf@1450wlaf.com. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED 3/30/2023 6AM)