WCHS welding teacher takes school system's top award

System also names employee, bus driver of the year 

On April 30, Mark Adams, center, was presented with the White County School System Teacher Award by Leann Fuller, the 2025 WCSS Teacher of the Year, left, and White County School Human Resources Director Laura Corley, right, during a ceremony in the White County Middle School gym. DENISE ETHERIDGE/WCN
On April 30, Mark Adams, center, was presented with the White County School System Teacher Award by Leann Fuller, the 2025 WCSS Teacher of the Year, left, and White County School Human Resources Director Laura Corley, right, during a ceremony in the White County Middle School gym. DENISE ETHERIDGE/WCN

By Denise Etheridge

They received applause, high-fives, and a few rowdy hoots and hollers from their peers.

This was the celebratory atmosphere at the White County Middle School gym last week when the s…