Bessemer City High School educator wins brand new car from Kia of Gastonia
Kathleen Macdonald can no longer
claim that she never wins anything.
“Thank you to my co-workers
who graciously voted for me,” she
said. “They’re just the best along
with everyone in this entire school
system.”
As for Kia of Gastonia, Macdonald
expressed her gratitude to the
dealership owner, Chris Hafer, as
well. “Thank you, thank you, thank
you,” she said. “What a gift.”
Macdonald, a teacher assistant
at Bessemer City High School,
was the lucky winner whose
name was drawn during Gaston
County Schools’ sixth annual Kia
Outstanding Educator Awards. The
ceremony was held Wednesday,
April 17 at Stuart W. Cramer High
School.
“I’m in shock,” Macdonald said,
standing by her shiny new Kia Soul
from Kia of Gastonia moments after
hearing her name announced as the
winner. “I never win anything. I’m
one of those people.”
Macdonald was in good company
as she dropped her name into a
gold-colored bin along with 54 other Gaston County Schools employees.
Every school in the district and the central office nominated a candidate for
the 2018-2019 Kia Outstanding Educator Award based on the nominees’
dedication to their job and the help they provide for students.
Macdonald made sure to thank her co-workers at Bessemer City High School
and across Gaston County as she sat behind the wheel of her brand new car.
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This is the sixth year for the Kia
Outstanding Educator Awards, and
the ceremony was held in conjunction
with Gaston County Schools’ 50th
anniversary. The school district
partners with Kia of Gastonia to
conduct the program, which is
intended to recognize and thank
employees who are seen as “unsung
heroes” for the work they do.
To show appreciation to Kia of Gastonia, each school created a large thank-
you poster. Students presented the posters to Hafer during the ceremony.
Additionally, the 55 nominees were introduced on stage and received a
plaque from Superintendent of Schools W. Jeffrey Booker and members of
the Board of Education.