Akins teachers chose English teacher Janet Larkin as the 2014-2015 Teacher of the Year on Friday.

Administrators surprised Larkin with the news during her English IV class Friday morning.  Larkin was overjoyed, and cried tears of happiness.  Larkin was one of four teachers nominated by her fellow teachers for the honor.

The other nominees were Maureen Mason, Natalee Peterson, and Georgina Morrell.

• Maureen Mason teaches World History, Biology, and English 3.
• Natalee Peterson teaches Algebra 1 and Algebra 2.  She is also an instructional lead teacher for math
• Janet Larkin teaches AP English 4 and Reading 1.
• Georgina Morrell teaches English 1 and English 4.