Raven Merine: Classroom hero, cancer fighter

Jason Futch reporter2.riverbendnews@gmail.com Raven Merine is a school teacher at Hamilton County High School (HCHS) and has taught middle school students for the last eight years. The Hamilton County native graduated from HCHS in 2012, serving as the salutatorian. She went on to complete four years of college at Florida A&M University and married her high school sweetheart, Charles Merine. She lived in Japan while her husband served in the military before returning to Hamilton County. Starting her career in 2018, she has taught sixth grade and eighth grade students at HCHS, primarily focusing on science instruction. Earlier this year, Merine was honored as the Teacher of th