Hall of Fame

Six more supernova educators will soon join the Hall of Fame of Chesterfield County Public Schools. A partnership between the school system and the Chesterfield Education Foundation, the hall recognizes retirees and volunteers who made a significant difference in Chesterfield County schools. Congratulations to the 2025 honorees:

  • Katherine Baugher, theater teacher at Midlothian High

  • Bessie Cooper, principal of Bensley Elementary

  • Kathy Kitchen, assistant superintendent of budget and finance

  • Catherine “Kitty” Neale, Spanish teacher at Bird High

  • Brad Peebles, who began as a biology teacher and rose to become principal of the Juvenile Detention Center 

  • Linda Wood, who began as a fourth grade teacher, became principal of Harrowgate Elementary and retired as director of elementary education

Details about their remarkable careers and a spring Hall of Fame celebration will be shared soon. Go to this webpage to see all of the remarkable people in the first three classes of the CCPS Hall of Fame.