Ritenour High School teacher named 2023 Missouri teacher of the year
When Ritenour High School teacher Christina Andrade Melly heard there was going to be a meeting for seniors on Monday afternoon, she didn't think m...
When Ritenour High School teacher Christina Andrade Melly heard there was going to be a meeting for seniors on Monday afternoon, she didn't think much of it. But as she was walking to the assembly in Ritenour's auditorium, she saw teachers that didn't have seniors headed to the same place and wondered if something else might be happening.'At that point, I started to wonder if there was something going on,' Andrade Melly said.There was — the assembly was a diversion. Her students, colleagues and district leaders were actually assembled to surprise her with the announcement that Andrade Melly is Missouri's new teacher of the year.