- Bessemer City Primary School
- Meet the Staff
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Ms. Lisa Bame
Music Teacher

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Mr. Donald Bell
Physical Education Teacher

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Mrs. Wanda Bell
Literacy Teacher
Mrs. Bell earned her BA in Elementary Education degree from Belmont Abbey College and her Masters in Reading, Language and Literacy from UNC Charlotte. She has been married to her husband David for almost 30 years. They have a son Brian and a grandson Kendall. She enjoys traveling, shopping, spending time with her family and surfing the web.
"The wisest mind has something left to learn."- George Santayana

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Mrs. Sarah Crisp-Clampett
Curriculum Facilitator

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Mrs. Ellen Deese
Exceptional Children (EC) Teacher
Mrs. Deese earned her BA in Elementary Education from Catawba College and her MA in Special Education from Converse College. She has been married for 34 years to her husband Thomas. She has three sons, Andrew, Daniel and Joseph. She also has two daughters-in-law, Hailey and Chelsea. She lives in Stanley. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, working in her yard and attending her church.
"Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them."- Lady Bird Johnson
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Mr. Don Grigg
Head Custodian
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Ms. Kristie Hewlett
Art Teacher

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Ms. Marilyn Hinton
Teacher Assistant
Marilyn Hinton earned an Associate Degree in Jr. Accounting from Gaston College and has a Bachelor Degree in Biblical Studies from Agape Bible College and Seminary. She is a mother of 2 dynamic daughters and one sensational son and grandmother of 18 (10 gorgeous granddaughters and 8 gallant grandsons) of which she loves and is very proud of. She is a member of Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church in Gastonia where she serves as one of the Associate Ministers, Director of the Heart of God Children's Choir, Sunday School Teacher, and Bass guitarist. She loves children and believes that what we do here at BCP will help to insure that they reach their full potential of success.
"Children are the music of life. Without them, life would be flat. (Bb)" Marilyn F. Hinton

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Mrs. Crystal Knox
Custodian
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Mrs. Jill Medford
Academically & Intellectually Gifted (AIG) & Composers Teacher

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Mrs. Erin Morehead
School Counselor
Mrs. Erin Morehead earned her BS in Elementary Education from Appalachian State University and her MA in School Counseling from Gardner Webb University. She is married to Dustin and they have two amazing children, Dax and Addy. She loves spending time at her family's beach house, being with family and friends, and watching her children grow!

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Mrs. Rhonda Peregory
Financial Secretary

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Mrs. Sarah Putnam
School Library Media Coordinator / SYSOP
Mrs. Putnam began her teaching career in Gaston County Schools in 2000 as a kindergarten teacher at Pleasant Ridge Elementary. After four years in the classroom, she moved to the media center and served as the media coordinator at Pleasant Ridge Elementary and Bessemer Citiy Central before joing the Bessemer City Primary staff in the fall of 2016. She received her BA in Elementary Education from Western Carolina University and her Masters in Library and Information Sciences from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. When not in the the library, Mrs. Putnam enjoys traveling and exploring with her husband and two children, Russell and Catherine.
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” ~ I CAN READ WITH MY EYES SHUT by Dr. Seuss
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Mrs. Penny Rivera
English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher
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Mrs. Stacy Spangler
School Nurse

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Ms. Tamara Werts
Receptionist