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Shelby Ventura named 2022-23 Teacher of the Year for Robinson Elementary School

Shelby Ventura, right, has been selected as Robinson Elementary School’s 2022-23 teacher of the year. (photo courtesy of Shelby Ventura)

12222022 RES TOTY 1 — Shelby Ventura, right, has been selected as Robinson Elementary School’s 2022-23 teacher of the year. (photo courtesy of Shelby Ventura)

DCN Staff

Published: Dec 22, 2022, 3:59 PM

During her senior year of high school, Shelby Ventura decided to take a teaching pathway class as a way to get off campus and spend some time with the children in her district’s elementary schools instead of in the classroom. Little did she know that this decision would completely change her life and lead her to realize her calling to become a teacher.

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Phone policy tweaks coming to Dawson County Schools. Here are the details

The Dawson County Board of Education looked to add more to their phone policy at the Nov. 4 work session. - photo by Lucas Kochevar

1105 BOARD OF ED.jpg — The Dawson County Board of Education looked to add more to their phone policy at the Nov. 4 work session. - photo by Lucas Kochevar

Lucas Kochevar

DCN Staff

Published: Nov 5, 2025, 7:00 PM

During the Nov. 4 work session, the Dawson County Board of Education met to discuss multiple topics, including policy updates to the district's interpretation of the Distraction Free Education Act, which prohibits K-8 students from having personal electronics on them during instructional periods.

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