Robyn Van Etten is Eagle Tire Pros Educator of the Week

By Charlotte Underwood

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

September is Attendance Month and in honor of that, this week’s Eagle Tire Pro’s Educator of the Week is Campbell County High School Attendance Secretary Robyn Van Etten. She has worked for the school district for 17 years and has worked as the attendance secretary for around six years.

Van Etten was born and raised in Jacksboro. She attended Jacksboro Elementary, Jacksboro Middle School and Campbell County High School, where she graduated in 1987. She is married to Willie Van Etten and together they have three children, Will, Brandy and Brandon, and six grandchildren.

When she’s not working at CCHS, Van Etten said she spends all her spare time with her kids and grandchildren.

Robyn said she started working for the school system around 17 years ago down at Jacksboro Middle School working with Miss Jamie Wheeler, “I was in the computer lab,” Van Etten said. She worked at CCHS in the front office for a while, before moving over to the attendance secretary position.

As attendance secretary, Van Etten has the important job of daily looking at student’s attendance. Anytime they have three or more unexcused absences, she calls the parents and also sends a letter.

Attendance is always important in school, but especially at the high school level, when many students are preparing for college or the workforce.

“This “keeps the parents involved and also helps keep the kids on track with school.”

Van Etten said that when she was young and in school, many of her teachers inspired her, but one teacher in particular that has always stood out was her fourth-grade teacher Louise Woods at Jacksboro Elementary.

“She was wonderful, she loved kids, and she was so good to everybody,” Van Etten said.

Van Etten said her favorite part of her job is the students.

“I love trying to take care of the kids, I’m like a Mamaw. They need someone to look out for them. There are a lot of different situations and some of these kids can’t help the situations they come from. I try to be kind to every single one of them that comes through my door,” Van Etten said. Another favorite part about her job is where she works.

“I love the people here and I love dealing with the kids, I want to help them, I feel like that is what I was put here for, to help them,” Van Etten said.

Two of her children also followed into an education career. Van Etten’s son Will Van Etten and her daughter Brandy Mullins both also teach in the district.

“She’s worked for the Campbell County School System for years now and I believe helped shape my own brother and myself into the teachers that we are today for our county. She’s a friendly face to co-workers and students alike, and I am often met myself with a “Are you Robyn’s daughter??” with happy smiles when people meet me, followed by how much they adore her. She works hard at the school, and even harder as a grandmother and deserves all the recognition in the world,” Mullins 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-09/18/2025-6AM)