Powhatan High School teacher named Division Teacher of the Year

Dec 20, 2025 - 18:25

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Powhatan High School teacher named Division Teacher of the Year

POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A social studies department chair and history and geography teacher has been named Powhatan's Division Teacher of the Year.

Powhatan High School teacher Paula Duncan received the amazing news during a Dec. 18 staff meeting, according to a Powhatan County Public Schools (PCPS) release. She serves as the high school's social studies department chair and teaches human geography and world history.

Duncan has spent 25 years with Powhatan High School and PCPS. She has 32 years of experience in education. Duncan is well-known for her enthusiasm, engagement and strong relationships with students.

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Many of Duncan's colleagues are her former students. They praised Duncan for her impact as both an educator and mentor, according to the release.

Duncan told PCPS that she was amazed and humbled by the honor.

“I walk by some of my colleagues’ doors on a daily basis and see amazing things that they do, and I think to myself, ‘I want to be really good like that. That’s how I want to be,’” she said. “That really is inspiring to me, and that is what really makes me honored, because I am being honored by some of the best of the best.

Per the release, Duncan has demonstrated leadership at the local, state and national levels. She has contributed to curriculum and assessment development through her service on multiple Virginia Department of Education committees.

In addition to its Division Teacher of the Year, Powhatan County Public Schools also recognized other school-level Teachers of the Year, including: