New teachers join staff

Mr. Emerson is the new chemistry teacher for 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. He has been teaching for 14 years and earned his degree while attending Averett University. His decision to come to Tunstall was based on the location being closer to his home. Mr. Emerson says that his favorite part of working at THS is the great department he gets to work with. During his freetime, he enjoys being outside...

Tanya Jones is one of the new academic support teachers at THS. Jones has been teaching for a total of 10 years, nine of those years was at George Washington High School as a special education teacher in the math department. After high school, Jones went to Radford University and received a degree in business management. In 2008, she went to back to school at Liberty University and received a Master's...

There are numerous new teachers here at THS for the 2016-2017 school year. One of the new recruits is Mr. Lumpkins who resides in room A209. He teaches Algebra 2 and geometry which he is only temporarily taking over until a permanent replacement is found. Mr. Lumpkins has a masters in administration from Longwood University, which he put to good use as Assistant Principal at Chatham for 12 years....

Aside from her passion for riding horses and fishing, Ms. Kenealy is a new teacher at THS who is all about showing off her love for agriculture. As a North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University alumni, she grew up having her parents as heavy influences on her teaching career as they are both teachers. Ms. Kenealy leaps into the new year here at Tunstall hoping to spread knowledge...

Ms. Morgan Odom is a new agriculture teacher. She is teaching Introduction to Animal Systems, Introduction to Plant Systems, and Introduction to Natural Resources. Ms. Odom grew up in Goochland County and later attended college at Virginia Tech where she studied to get a degree in Agriculture Economics. She graduated from college in May and got her first job here at THS. Her favorite part about...

Pamela Hitt is the new 11th grade English teacher. Mrs. Hitt graduated from the University of West Florida and has been teaching for 18 years. Mrs. Hitt says she decided to come to Tunstall because, " I love a smaller setting, and I live very close by." Her favorite things about Tunstall so far are "the students are very friendly, and my department is phenomenal." Outside of school Mrs. Hitt enjoys...

Mr. Aaron Book is a new face at school and is very excited to be a part of the THS family. Book teaches government, AP government, and world history. Although this is his first time teaching as a Tunstall Trojan, he has been teaching for a total of 16 years. When asked what helped him decide to come here Book said, "THS has a reputation as the best high school in Pittsylvania County." Book...

One of the new faces at school this year is one of the 9-12 Special Education teachers, Mr. McGregor. He graduated from Tunstall in 2003 and continued his education at Averett University where he received a Bachelor's of Science is Athletic Training, a minor in coaching, and a Master's of Education in Physical Education, Curriculum and Instruction, and Special Education. Along with being a new teacher...

Beginning her first semester ever as a student teacher, Ms. Cox is the new government and history teacher for 11th and 12th graders. Earning her Bachelor's and Master's from Virginia Commonwealth University, she's anxious about being a teacher at THS instead of being a student as she was a few years ago. "I want to see the other side of things," she says. She enjoys traveling, reading, and spending...