Gaffney native wins 'Teacher of Year' honors in Lexington

Erica Millwood

Erica Millwood was chosen Teacher of the Year at Leaphart Elementary School in the Lexington/Richland School District 5.

She is in her second year of teaching third grade and expects to receive her Masters of Education degree from Southern Wesleyan University in September.

Mrs. Millwood is the former Erica Leigh Martin. She and her husband, Byron, reside in Lexington. Both are natives of Gaffney. Mrs. Millwood is the daughter of Dennis and Sherry Martin and granddaughter of Aileen Byars, John and Gail Martin and Paulette Shipman. Her great-grandmother is Thelma Kirby. Mr. Millwood is the son of Ervin and Sandra Millwood and grandson of Edward and Frances Erwin, all of Gaffney.

Mrs. Millwood attended Luther Vaughan Elementary and Granard Junior High School and graduated from Gaffney High School. She received a B.A. degree, magna cum laude, in Elementary Education from Limestone College in 2006.