Hamilton County teacher reflects on 29 years of serving students

Jason Futch Reporter2.riverbendnews@gmail.com Leigh Ann Norris has spent the last 29 years serving students within the Hamilton County School District and has been recognized multiple times for her service. She loves teaching and serving the students who have come through her classes over the years. She feels her job has allowed her to pursue challenges and learn from them, making her into the teacher she is today.  “I love the kids,” Norris said. She is teaching fourth grade at Hamilton County Elementary School (HCES) for the first time this year; however, after years of teaching middle school students, she stated returning to elementary school teaching felt like a homecoming to h