Mr. Chilton's English
Awards and Recognition:
2017-18: Kern Schools Teacher of the Year Runner-Up
2017-18: Stockdale High School Teacher of the Year 
2011-Present: Applied for over 50 separate grants for school/classroom, grant awards totaling over $13,000
2016-17: Led quarterly AP English workshops for KHSD
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Awards and Recognition:

2017-18: Kern Schools Teacher of the Year Runner-Up

2017-18: Stockdale High School Teacher of the Year

2011-Present: Applied for over 50 separate grants for school/classroom, grant awards totaling over $13,000

2016-17: Led quarterly AP English workshops for KHSD

2015-Present: Organized annual "Poetry Out Loud" contest for school and district

2014: Awarded National Board Certification for English 9-12

2013-14: Led workshops at statewide conference integrating English and US History

2013: Teacher of the Year, Surry Early College HS

2011: Lead consultant for district on implementing Common Core into English 11 and English 12

Education:

2010: Master of Arts in History of Comparative Religions from Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO

2008: Bachelor of Arts in English from Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, NC

2008: Bachelor of Arts in Religion/Philosophy from Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, NC

2004: High School Diploma from Surry Central High School, Dobson, NC

Personal Introduction:

Born and raised in the foothills of North Carolina, I spent much of my childhood in the woods, playing among the rocks, creeks, and hillsides of our 100 acre family farm. I seemed to excel in all aspects of high school (except with girls): I was a straight A student, Vice President of the student body, and a three sport athlete (even an all-state wrestler!). But going off to college in the beautiful mountain city of Asheville was where I truly blossomed. I became engaged with my studies, began reading outside of class for my own enlightenment, and started to see where my learning could take me. During this time, I met my wife Katie, and my entire life was changed. She showed me what love was all about. We moved to Colorado to attend graduate school but I got a job teaching high school English in my old hometown in 2010. I taught four amazing years at a small school in North Carolina before moving to Bakersfield to be nearer my wife's family and began our own family. I began teaching AP Literature at Stockdale in 2014. I'm so thankful and blessed to be here!

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