By Marshal Cook
for The News Progress

Becky Lawson came to Sullivan High School as an English teacher 32 years ago, this Friday, Dec. 13 she is Grand Marshal of the Sullivan Night Christmas parade.
Entries should gather at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 13 in the high school parking lot prepared to light up the night over Sullivan. The parade kicks off at 6:00 p.m.
Parade director Jeri Davis noted the perfect candidate for the nighttime Christmas Parade Grand Marshal had to be Lawson whose devotion to community, veterans and her students has been an inspiration for more than three decades.
Lawson’s students and former students stay in touch with their favorite English teacher by following her on social media and reaching out from all over the country.
So devoted were her past students they took to FaceBook and overwhelmingly voted her Teacher of the Year in 2016.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.