Syra Lundergan

Freshman counselor Angie Davis began to clear off her walls in the last weeks of school as she prepared for her departure (May 15).

The best teachers educate with their hearts, not just their minds.

“There’s a lot of teachers that love the students they’ve had; no one does in the way that Angie Davis does,” senior guidance counselor Chris Adams said. “She still refers to the freshmen as her babies; she actually talks about seniors as her babies. They are all her babies. The kind heart that she has, there’s no one else like that in this building that I have seen in 23 years.”

Freshman guidance counselor and ESS/Night School/Summer School coordinator Angie Davis started her teaching career here at Central Hardin in 1992. She taught English for 23 years until she took on the position of a guidance counselor in 2015. Throughout her time at CHHS, she also sponsored Youth in Charge, coached the wrestling mat maids, and did intermittent home-bound teaching. In just merely a week, she will become one of Central Hardin’s most missed retirees.

“Why I got into teaching is because I had some awesome teachers and so I just wanted to follow in their footsteps,” Davis said. “It’s the same way with counseling. I had an awesome counselor in high school, Sarah Springer, and I just wanted to be a Sarah Springer when I grew up.”

Whether it’s her spirited smile, lively attire, or good company; it is in unanimous agreement that to know Davis is to love her. As a sophomore student in Davis’ honors English class years ago, agriculture teacher Jayna Thompson tributes Davis as a teacher whose efforts did not go unnoticed.

“She was unforgettable. She was one of those teachers that if you had her, you would always remember her,” Thompson said.

Additionally, Davis was Thompson’s KTIP Mentor (Kentucky Teacher Internship Program) when she too joined the CHHS faculty. Davis was known to bring anyone under her wing, ensuring a strong community in the building.

Patient, positive, and personable are just the tip of the iceberg that encapsulates the woman that Davis is. One cherished tradition in her classroom was to have students write self-addressed letters containing their hopes and dreams for the next 10 years.

“…and she mailed them out 10 years later. Things like that, she’s got that good teacher personality,” history teacher Mike Sisk said. “She’s irreplaceable, she’s been a mainstay here for all of these years.”

“I love Central Hardin, that’s why I’ve stayed. Even if I was never chosen to be a counselor I would have stayed teaching English because I love it here. I love the people, I love the school, I love the kids; these are my people,” Davis said.

While Davis’ absence will bring much heartache to the Bruin community, you may find comfort in knowing that her well-deserving plans for retirement include sleeping in and completing home projects.

“Change is good. It’s time to get a fresh face in here, somebody younger that has more technology experience and can do these things that I can’t do,” Davis said.

The Central Times commemorates Davis for her dedication to the students and staff of Central Hardin High School for the past 31 years. It has been a pleasure to love, and be loved by, the one and only Angie Davis.